IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1014 of 2011 Jitendra Kumar Dabgar, S/o Sri Suresh Ram Dabgar, Village+ Post+ P.S.-Karakat, District-Rohtas-802212, Bihar. …….. Petitioner. VERSUS 1. The Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, G-9, Ali Yavar Jung Marg, Bandra (East) Mumbai-400051. 2. Deputy General Manager, Bihar State Office, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Bhawan, 5th Floor, Dak Bunglow Chouk, Patna-800001. 3. Sr. Area Manager, Patna AO, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Bihar State Office, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Bhawan, 5th Floor, Dak Bunglow Chouk, Patna-800001. ……. Respondents. For the petitioner : Mr. Anshay Bahadur Mathur, Advocate. For the I.O.C. : Mr. Anil Kr.Sinha, Advocate. Mr. Amlesh Kumar Verma, Advocate. ----------- 3. 04.02.2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Respondents Indian Oil Corporation Limited and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondent authorities to complete the selection process and issue the letter of allotment in favour of the petitioner for LPG Distributorship located at Karakat, District Rohtas as per the advertisement dated 17.10.2009 as according to the petitioner after cancellation of the agency of Sanju Devi, the petitioner is the only eligible candidate for the proposed gas agency at Karakat, which is fixed for scheduled caste candidate. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on the basis of advertisement he had filed application before the authorities of the respondent Corporation, who vide letter dated 26.03.2010 (Annexue-2) informed the petitioner that his 2 candidature could not be considered positively because he had not provided details of land and for that purpose he was required to submit his representation alongwith the documents of land by 16.04.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that in compliance of the said direction the petitioner within the aforesaid time filed his representation along with the documents of land etc. on 15.04.2010 (Annexure-3), but thereafter no order has been passed by the authorities concerned in spite of the fact that the agency granted to another candidate Sanju Devi had been cancelled by the authorities themselves. 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Deputy General Manager, L.P.G. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Respondent no. 2) to consider the said application of the petitioner dated 15.04.2010 (Annexure-3) along with the Land Possession Certificate dated 25.09.2010 (Annexure-4) and decide the matter, if not yet decided, within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order by the petitioner before the said authority, which should be done within 15 days from today. Sujit (S. N. Hussain, J.)