IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 22ND MAY 2008 / 1ST JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 14550 of 2008(F) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SAKEER HUSSAIN, S/O S.A.WAHAB, MEHBOOB MANZIL, ANANGOOR, KASARAGOD. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.BABY RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGIONAL MANAGER, HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD., MANGALORE LPG REGIONAL OFFICE, VILLAGE BALA, VIA KATIPALLA, MANGALORE-575030. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V.PRAMOD. SRI. E.K. NANDAKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.14550 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an applicant for LPG distributorship pursuant to applications invited by the 2nd respondent. The petitioner is aggrieved by the award of marks in the interview. The results of the interview were published by Ext.P4 dated 9.4.2008. Under Clause 21 of Ext.P2, the petitioner has a remedy by way of filing a complaint against the award of marks before the Area Office/State Office in which the interviewed distributorship's location is located within one month of declaration of the marks. The petitioner has not chosen to file any complaint as per the grievance procedure prescribed in Ext.P2. Although the period of one month has been prescribed in Clause 21 of Ext.P2, he has filed this writ petition itself on 12.5.2008, after the period prescribed which was within the petitioner's knowledge. The petitioner was very well aware of the grievance procedure. As such, I am not inclined to exercise my discretionary jurisdiction in his favour. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd