1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4303 OF 2010 Sadhna Santosh Lomte, Age : 44 years, Occ.Household & LIC Agent, R/o 4-60, Gaund Galli, Ambejogai, Taluka Ambejogai, District Beed ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The Executive Director, Maharashtra State Office, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., 254-C, Dr. Anne Bessant Road, Worali, Mumbai - 30 2. Senior Divisional Manager, Marketing Division, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Aurangabad Divisional Office, Plot No.99, Jyoti Nagar, Aurangabad-431 005 3. The Dealer Selection Board, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Aurangabad Divisional Office, Plot No.99, Jyoti Nagar, Aurangabad-431 005 4. Smt. Manda d/o Bhagwan Kulkarni, @ Smt. Manda w/o Ramesh Kauthekar, Age : 47 years, Occ. Lecturer, Swami Ramanand Tirth College, Ambejogai, Taluka Ambejogai, District Beed 2 5. Smt. Jyoti w/o Pradeep Kendre, Age : 37 years, Occ. Household, R/o Guruwar Peth, Ambejogai, Taluka Ambejogai, District Beed ..RESPONDENTS Mr S.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr Alok Sharma, Assistant Solicitor General for respondents no.1 to 3; Respondents no.4 & 5 served. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 16th July, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V. HARDAS , J ] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. Mr S.S. Deshmukh, learned Counsel for the petitioner states at the outset that the petitioner does not press for the relief at prayer clause (B) and (C) to the petition but seeks liberty to file a petition afresh seeking the same relief, in the event the representation of the petitioner dated 15.2.2010 is decided against the petitioner. This writ petition is, therefore, dismissed as against prayer clauses (B) and (C) are concerned with the liberty as prayed for. 3 3. The petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ directing the respondent - Oil Corporation to decide the representation submitted by the petitioner, dated 15.2.2010 and further prays that the Corporation be restrained from taking any action pursuant to the advertisement dated 10.4.2010 pertaining to the retail outlet at Ambajogai, District Beed. Mr Alok Sharma, learned Assistant Solicitor General appearing on behalf of respondents no.1 to 3 states on instructions that the respondents would not initiate or take any steps pursuant to the advertisement dated 10.4.2010 in respect of retail outlet at Ambajogai, District Beed till the representation of the petitioner is decided. 4. Respondents no.4 & 5 had been duly served but did not put in an appearance. Normally we would have issued a notice intimating respondents that this petition is likely to be decided finally at the stage of admission. However, the issuance of the notice is dispensed with in the light of the fact that the petitioner only prays for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to decide his representation. 5. We accordingly allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 4 15.2.2010, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 6. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. 7. Copy of this judgment duly authenticated by the Sheristedar of this Court be provided to the learned Assistant Solicitor General to act upon. ( N.D. DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp4303.10