1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4759/2010 Rohit D.Jadhav ..Petitioner versus Hindustan Petroleum Corporn.& Ors. ..Respondents Mr.B.S.Nayak i/b Ms.Lalita Panchakshri for Petitioner. Mr.M.Siodia with Ms.Raina Bhagtwala i/b Mr.Rustamji Ginwala for respondents CORAM : D. D. SINHA AND MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED : JUNE 22, 2010. P.C. : . Heard counsel for the petitioner and respondents. 2] It is the case of the petitioner that the tender notice was issued by the respondents calling applications for allotment of distributorship of L.P.Gas Cylinders . The grievance of the petitioner is in respect of minimum age prescribed in the tender notice of the applicant . It is submitted that as per the tender notice ,applicant on the date of submission of the application should be of 21 years of age. It is contended that the said 2 condition is unreasonable, arbitrary and irrational . It is submitted that a person who is major and of 18 years is entitled /eligible to vote, to apply for job in public sector companies , who can hold driving license ,ration card, etc. , therefore, prescribing minimum age of 21 years in the tender notice as an eligibility condition is bad in law. Counsel for the respondent has supported the said condition stipulated in the tender notice. 3] We have considered the contentions canvassed by the learned counsel. The argument canvassed by the learned counsel for the petitioner in our view is misconceived and devoid of substances. Looking to the nature of the job to be performed by the successful tenderer, the condition of minimum age prescribed by the respondent in the tender notice in our view is just,fair , reasonable and cannot be compared with right to vote and to apply for job in public sector company. 4] The decisions cited by learned counsel for the petitioner 3 have no bearing on the issue involved in this petition. 5] In the circumstances the writ petition is misconceived and hence dismissed. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR,J.)