1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.525 OF 2005 Prakash Shankar Salvi Petitioner vs. 1.Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. & ors. Respondents Mr.A.D.Parab for the petitioner. CORAM : R. M. LODHA & R. S. MOHITE,JJ. DATED : 14th March 2005 P.C. Heard Mr.A.D.Parab, the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner’s grievance is that his application for Retail Outlet Dealership (Petrol Pump) at Pawas, Ratnagiri, pursuant to the advertisement dated 30th November 2003 published in the local newspaper "Ratnagiri Times" was not considered legally and that he was not called for interview though he complied with all requisite conditions and fulfilled the eligibility. 3. It is apparent from the writ petition itself that the allotment of Retail Outlet Dealership (Petrol Pump) at Pawas, District Ratnagiri has already been made on 15th June 2004. The writ petition was, however, filed by the petitioner on 8th October 2004. In our 2 considered view, the writ petition does not deserve to be entertained for two reasons. Firstly because in the writ petition seeking mandamus, before approaching this Court, the notice for demand of justice ought to have been given by the petitioner to the respondent no.1 which he did not. Secondly, the writ petition has been filed more than three months after the allotment was made to the respondent no.3. By this time, the Retail Outlet (Petrol Pump) at Pawas must have started functioning. 4. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed in limine. (R.M. (R.M. (R.M. LODHA,J.) LODHA,J.) LODHA,J.) (R.S. (R.S. (R.S. MOHITE,J.) MOHITE,J.) MOHITE,J.)