Writ petition dismissed as the petitioner failed to maintain the mandatory liquid fund of Rs.10 lakhs on the last date of application submission for the distributor post. The court held the rejection was not erroneous.
Petitioner's application for appointment as Distributor was dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD.
914 WRIT PETITION NO. 8962 OF 2016
KISHOR KEDARNATH KORE VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. S.B. Gastgar ASG for Respondent No.1 : Mr.S.B. Deshpande
CORAM : R. M. BORDE & K. K. SONAWANE, JJ. Date: August 20, 2016
PER COURT :-
1 The application tendered by the petitioner for his appointment as a Distributor, for sale of petroleum products, has been turned down by the respondent, mainly on the ground that, he failed to maintain liquid fund amount of Rs.10,00,000/- (tel lakhs) as per condition No.9 prescribed in the advertisement. Condition No.9 prescribes requirement of maintaining minimum balance of Rs.10 lakhs on the last date of submission of application.
2 It is revealed that, on the last date, prescribed for tendering an application, under the advertisement dated 29.10.2013, the petitioner did not maintain the minimum balance in the account. The decision taken by the petroleum Company cannot be said to be erroneous or arbitrary.
( K. K. SONAWANE, J. ) ( R. M. BORDE, J. )
vbd
2 issues framed by the court
Whether petitioner is eligible for appointment as Distributor given failure to maintain required liquid fund balance.
Whether rejection of application by respondent and petroleum Company was erroneous or arbitrary.
KISHOR KEDARNATH KORE
THE UNION OF INDIA
R. M. BORDE
K. K. SONAWANE
As recorded by the court registry
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