Petitioner challenged advertisements by oil companies inviting bids to set up over 5,000 petroleum retail outlets in Karnataka as illegal. Since the outlets had already been established pursuant to the advertisement, respondents contended no relief survived. The petition was dismissed as infructuous.
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NC: 2024:KHC:20879 WP No. 8686 of 2019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR
WRIT PETITION NO. 8686 OF 2019 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
AKHILA KARNATAKA FEDERATION OF PETROLEUM TRADERS, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, UNIT NO.106, 1ST FLOOR, PRIDE HULKUL, NO.116, LALBAGH ROAD, BENGALURU-560 027.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. V.R. SARATHY, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
III) HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD REGIONAL OFFICE, KHB COLONY, TEKUR COMPOUND GANDHI NAGAR, BALLARI, KARNATAKA-583101.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. ANUPAMA HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R-1; SRI. B. PRAMOD, ADVOCATE FOR R2(I); SRI. VACHAN R., ADVOCATE FOR DHANANJAY JOSHI & ASSOCIATES FOR R-3)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICE DATED NIL ISSUED BY THE R-2 TO 4 (ANNEXURE-A TO C) IN WHICH, THE R-2 TO 4 HAVE NOTIFIED TO SET UP 5024 RETAIL OUTLETS IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND FURTHER DECLARE THE SAME AS ILLEGAL AND IN OPERATIVE; AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
This petition is filed challenging the advertisement dated 24.12.2018 issued by the respondents No.2 to 4 inviting the public to offer their lands and bid to install petroleum retail outlets in the State of Karnataka, and further declared as illegal and in operative.
Sd/JUDGE
BKM
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the advertisements inviting bids for setting up petroleum retail outlets in Karnataka were illegal.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Akhila Karnataka Federation of Petroleum Traders, rep. by its Secretary
The Union of India through the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, rep. by its Secretary
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, rep. by its Executive Director
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, rep. by its Executive Director
Hemant Chandangoudar
As recorded by the court registry
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