ORDER :

1. The petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondents in rejecting the application of the petitioner for award of Retail Outlet (RO) Dealership on Vullipalem Road in Koduru Mandal, Krishna District vide communication reference No.15454925764175 by e-mail dated 23.06.2019 on the ground of there being an inadvertent error in noting of survey number as wholly arbitrary, illegal, unjust and violative of fundamental rights and consequently direct the respondent Nos.1 to 3 to allow the candidature/application of the petitioner and permit him to make necessary correction to bring it on par with the manual application submitted by the petitioner and pass such other orders as deemed fit.

2. The petitioner’s case succinctly is thus:

(a) The respondent Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) issued notification for appointment of retail outlet at Koduru Village, Koduru Mandal, Krishna District under Schedule Caste (SC) category on 25.11.2018 vide paper publication in Eenadu Telugu daily. The petitioner belongs to Scheduled Caste (SC) community and he possessed requisite qualifications. Hence, he submitted online application dated 22.12.2018 with requisite enclosure