IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7072 of 2006 Balram Kumar son of Ram Chandra Singh, resident of village Pakahi, P.O. Baghi, P.S. Maniyari, District-Muzaffarpur. ……Petitioner. Versus 1. The Union of India through the Chairman Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shastri Bhawan New Delhi. 2. The General Manager (L.P.G.) Indian Oil Corporation Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Bhawan, 5th Floor Dak Bunglow Chowk Patna. 3. The Sr. Manager (Retail Sales) Begusarai Sales Office- B-70 Barauni Refinery Township Begusarai District-Begusarai. 4. Shiv Narayan Jha, son of Sri Raman Jha, resident of village- Baghi, P.S. Maniyari, District-Muzaffarpur. …Respondents. -------- For the petitioner : Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate. For the respondents (IOC) : Mr. Kali Das Chatterji, Senior Advocate With Mr. Amlesh Kr. Verma, Advocate. ------- 03/ 07.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ has been filed by the petitioner for the following reliefs:- (a) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or writs, direction or directions, commanding upon the respondents for giving dealership of Kisan Seva Kendra under the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. for Baghi Anchal Kurhani P.S. Maniyari in the District of Muzaffarpur as per Advertisement made on 07.12.05 in daily news paper Hindustan of Muzaffarpur edition and to cancel the allotment of the Kisan Seva Kendra I.O.C. situated at Baghi P.S. Maniyari made in favour of respondent no.4. (b) To pass any such other order as it may deem fit and proper. 3. From the averments of the parties and the - 2 - materials on record it is quite apparent that dealership of Kisan Seva Kendra under the Indian Oil Corporation for Baghi Anchal Kurhani, P.S. Maniyari in the district of Muzaffarpur had been allotted to respondent no.4 as far back as in the year 2006, whereafter he is running the said retail dealership. This Court does not find any material or valid reason to upset the set up which is continuing since five years. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. Sunil ( S. N. Hussain, J.)