1 WP 10296.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 10296 OF 2010 Gangaram S/o Prabhatrao Kharat .... PETITIONER VERSUS Union of India & Oths. .... RESPONDENTS Ms.Tejswani Adhav, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.P.Phatke, Standing counsel for Respondent No.1. Mrs. Anjali Bajpai Dube, Advocate for Respondent No. 2. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL & S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 08/02/2011 PER COURT : 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner applied against the advertisement issued by the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. for allotment of retail outlet in three ( 3 ) categories i.e. (i) Retail outlet , (ii) Regular and (iii) Rural location (Hamara Pump/HP Raja). The petitioner has admittedly applied for the location, wherein outlet was to be granted under HP Raja category. The petitioner deposited Rs. 100/- as fees along with application in HP raja category. 3. The respondent no. 2 has filed affidavit in reply. The learned 2 WP 10296.2010 counsel for the respondent no. 2 – Corporation explains clause 13 of the advertisement that the candidates applied for Hamara Pump were to file application along with fees of Rs. 100/-. For the rest of the category, the applicants are bound to apply along with fees of Rs. 1,000/-. 4. If we see the advertisement, we find that the Corporation could have in more clear words explain said clause no. 13. The clauses of the advertisement should be framed in the manner in which an ordinary prudent person could understand the same. 5. In the light of the reply filed and the explanation, we are not inclined to entertain the petition. The Writ Petition is dismissed with no order as to costs. The Registry to forward the copy of this order to the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL,J.] knp/WP 10296.2010