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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD
RAVINDRA V.GHUGE, R.M.JOSHI
Mohan Ananda Bodre – Appellant
Versus
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Through its Chief Area Manager – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. eligibility criteria for distributorship. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. arguments regarding ownership and eligibility. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. document validity and ownership claims. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. conditions for withdrawal of the letter of intent. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 5. final dismissal of writ petition. (Para 19) |
JUDGMENT :
RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.
1. Rule. Rule made returnable and heard finally, by the consent of the parties.
2. Being aggrieved by the communication dated 08.01.2024, issued by the Respondent – Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (“IOCL”), holding the Petitioner to be ineligible for participating in the selection process, that the Petitioner has preferred this Writ Petition.
3. The Petitioner is an Ex-Serviceman. On his application, in response to the advertisement dated 01.09.2017, IOCL issued him a letter of intent dated 31.12.2018, considering his proposal as a distributor of LPG from the Ex-Serviceman category. According to the Petitioner, acting upon this letter of intent, he carved out an area of 10,000 sq.ft from his agricultural land, for construction of the godown by borrowing an amount of Rs. 7,20,000/-. He constructed the godown by spending around
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