Petition challenging rejection for petrol pump dealership was dismissed as infructuous after respondent reinstated petitioner's candidature following interim order directions.
Petition dismissed as infructuous following reinstatement of petitioner's candidature.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR
Writ Petition No.2496 of 2019 Naresh s/o Eknath Bawankule Versus
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., T.M. Retail, BPCL., Nagpur, through its Territory Manager/Head of the Territory Ofce.fi
Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions orders
Court's or Judge's
and Registrar's order
Shri P.S. Khubalkar, Advocate for Petitioner. Mrs. Prajakta Chaudhari, Advocate for Respondent.
Coram : R.K. Deshpande & Vinay Joshi, JJ. Date : 9th September, 2019
This petition challenges the decision of the respondentBharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Nagpur, containing the communication dated 18-3-2019, holding the petitioner as ineligible for award of RO (Petrol Pump) Dealership at Location No.131 at Mouza Kodamethi on MDR 35, Tahsil Mouda, District Nagpur.
On 27-3-2019, we passed an order as under :
“ Heard.
Issue notice for final disposal of the matter, returnable on 13th June, 2019.
The petitioner has complied with the deficiencies pointed out in the communication dated 19th February,
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2019 for award of a retail outlet petrol Pump dealership at Location No.131. However, ignoring compliance, the communication is issued on 18th March, 2019 informing that the petitioner is found to be ineligible as he has failed to submit certain documents.
By way of an interim order, we direct the respondent to re-consider the issue in the light of claim of the petitioner of submission of documents under the covering letter dated 11th March, 2019, and to point out if any specific deficiency is there. So far as allotment of dealership to other candidate in place of petitioner is concerned, same shall remain stayed.”
In response to the aforesaid order, the respondent has re-considered the case of the petitioner and accordingly the candidature of the petitioner has been reinstated as per the communication dated 22-8-2019.
In view of above, the grievance of the petitioner does not survive.
The petition is dismissed as infructuous.
(Vinay Joshi, J.) (R.K. Deshpande, J.)
Lanjewar, PS
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition challenging rejection for petrol pump dealership remains maintainable after reinstatement of candidature?
Naresh s/o Eknath Bawankule
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., T.M. Retail, BPCL.
R.K. Deshpande
Vinay Joshi
As recorded by the court registry
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