IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7553 of 2010 Amitesh Kumar, S/o Ashok Kumar Singh, resident of Tola Pachmahla (Thakurbari) Village and Post – Manjhaul, P.S.Cheriyabari Yarpur, District- Begusarai………. Petitioner Versus 1. The Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Oil and Natural Gas, Government of India 2. Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Scope Bhawan, Lodi Road, New Delhi, through its Chairman/Chief Managing Director 3. The Senior Area Manager, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Marketing Division (Eastern Region) Indane Area Office, first floor, Shahi Bhawan, Exhibition Road, Patna-1. …………………. Respondents ----------- 3. 28.6.2010 The petitioner has come to this Court seeking a direction upon respondent no. 3, the Senior Area Manager, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Marketing Division (Eastern Region), Indane Area Office to issue the letter of intent regarding the allotment of Indane LPG distributorship at Begusarai urban in favour of the petitioner. The case of the petitioner is that after an advertisement in which he and a large number of other persons had applied, he was duly selected and given the first position in the selection list but thereafter no letter of intent has been issued in his favour. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondent nos. 2 and 3, it is stated that the delay has 2 occurred on account of complaints against the selection process made by certain persons and the matter is being investigated by a Committee appointed for the said purpose. Another ground taken is that one of the applicants whose case was not considered in the selection process approached this Court by filing CWJC No. 13196/2009 which was disposed of by order dated 28.1.2010 of this Court directing the authorities to constitute a selection Board and conduct the interview of the petitioner of that case on the merits of the matter before declaration of the final result with regard to selection in question. On instruction, learned counsel for the respondent Indian Oil Corporation states that the entire process is expected to be completed within a period of three months. In view of the above stand of respondents, the writ application is disposed of with a direction that the respondents shall complete the process of investigation as also the other matters within a period of three months from today. S. Pandey (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)