HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.12123 of 2011 Date: 14.11.2011 Between: Smt. Palle Sampathamma … Petitioner And M/s.Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Registered Office: 17, Jamshedji Tata Road, Mumbai – 400 020, represented by its Chairman and others. … Respondents O R D E R: The petitioner, who is an aspirant for dealership of retail outlet of petroleum products as advertised by the first respondent, has been assessed and while the fourth respondent is shown to have secured 80 marks as per assessment, the petitioner is said to have secured 78.35 marks. The petitioner filed a complaint to the first respondent as well as through the Grievance Redressal Committee pointing out that the experience of the fourth respondent as pleaded by her is not correct and that four marks awarded to her on the count of experience is erroneous. Alleging that in spite of filing of the said complaint, Letter of Intent is being issued to the fourth respondent, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Learned Standing Counsel for the first respondent, who has filed counter-affidavit on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 3, submits that the petitioner’s grievance is now subject matter for disposal before the Grievance Redressal Committee. It is categorically mentioned in para 4 of the counter-affidavit that though the fourth respondent is empanelled for issuing Letter of Intent, in view of the complaint received from the petitioner, which is pending before the Grievance Redressal Committee, any further action for processing selection of dealer would be in accordance with the findings of the Grievance Redressal Committee. 3. The said categorical statement on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 3 belies the apprehension of the petitioner that notwithstanding the complaint, Letter of Intent will be issued to the fourth respondent. 4. Recording the above averments in the counter-affidavit of respondent Nos.1 to 3, this writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the first respondent to examine the petitioner’s complaint through Grievance Redressal Committee and according to the findings of the said Committee, pass appropriate orders regarding the dealership. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ Vilas V. Afzulpurkar, J Date: 14.11.2011 va