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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
ALOK ARADHE, M.S. KARNIK
Yogesh Waman Gaikwad – Appellant
Versus
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
M.S. KARNIK, J.
1. The challenge in this Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is to the communication dated 1st January 2025. The Respondent - Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (‘IOCL’ for short) rejected the Petitioner’s application/ candidature for petrol pump dealership of IOCL. The Petitioner while filling up the online application form, inadvertently committed a minor clerical/typographical error in typing the last numerical field of Hissa number of the land. Instead of Survey No.34/1/D/2/1, wrongly Survey No.34-1D/2/3 was typed.
2. The advertisement was issued by the IOCL on 20th June 2023. The petitioner submitted the application as an individual in Group 1 category (owner of land) on 14th September 2023. The draw of lots for selection of applications was scheduled on 25th September 2024. The Petitioner’s candidature was provisionally selected on 26th September 2024. In the second email by IOCL, the Petitioner was asked to remit Rs.50,000/- towards initial security deposit and also to submit all the requisite documents. The Petitioner remitted the initial security deposit. The Petitioner submitted all the requisite documents including title documents and
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