IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3283 of 2011 VIJETA RANI W/O AJIT KUMAR SINGH, R/O NILKOTHI, P.S. DEHRI-ON-SONE, DISTRICT ROHTAS.......................................................PETITIONER. Versus 1. HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PUBLIC UNDERTAKING THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGER DIRECTOR, PETROLEUM HOUSE, 17 JAMSHEDJI TATA ROAD, MUMBAI (MAHARASTRA). 2. DIRECTOR, MARKETING, HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED, MARKETING HEADQUARTER, HINDUSTAN BHAWAN, 8, SHOORJI VALLABHDAS MARG, BALLARD ESTATE, MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA). 3. GENERAL MANAGER, HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED NORTH ZONE, LUCKNOW (U.P.). 4. SENIOR REGIONAL MANAGER(RETAIL), HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED LOK NAYAK JAI PRAKASH BHAWAN, 6TH FLOOR, DAKBUNGLOW CROSSING, PATNA-1. 5. SONI JAISWAL W/O ALOK KUMAR ,R/O AT SHIVRAM NIWAS, NASRIGANJ, P.S. NASRIGANJ, DISTRICT ROHTAS………......................................RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner : M/s B.P. Singh and M.K. Singh, Advocates. For the respondents : Mr. Rajeev Prakash, Advocate. ----------- 02/ 01.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for direction to the respondents to keep in abeyance provisional merit panel dated 11.01.2011 prepared by the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Patna for retail outlets dealership of HPCL within KM Stone No.908 near Sasaram Toll Gate and 902 of left hand side towards Kolkata on NH-2 in the district of Rohtas in open (women) category and prepare fresh merit panel and after deciding the objection filed by the petitioner the empanelled candidate respondent no.5 be - 2 - removed as he had not furnished the proper registered lease deed of land with her application and the said land was not situated as per the norms fixed by Clause 6.1.1. of the Guidelines issued vide Circular No.RW/NH-33023/19/99-Do- III dated 25.09.2003 by the Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and for other ancillary reliefs. 3. From the facts and circumstances as well as from the materials on record, it is quite apparent that the petitioner has filed an objection before the authority concerned against empanelment of respondent no.5 and the said mater is under investigation which according to learned counsel for the respondents shall be completed within one month. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents concerned to complete the investigation within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and to decide the matter in accordance with law. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)