1. This is hardly a matter which should become one of litigation between Bimal Kumar Jain, a person who seeks a franchise from the Indian Oil Corporation as a retail dealer for its products, and one Umesh Narayan who also vies for the same business. The array of parties does not show as to who two persons are in lis as plaintiff and defendant.

2. The opposite party Umesh Narayan is the plaintiff. He has sought an action before the court below, to the effect, that he should also be considered for being awarded a franchise of the Indian Oil Corporation. He has further sought a declaration, to the effect, that the allotment in favour of the defendant Bimal Kumar Jain as an agent of the Indian Oil Corporation be not considered on some ground that defendant Bimal Kumar Jain is ineligible.

3. A committee which has been constituted by the Supreme Court is examining issues on the award of franchise of the Oil Corporations and the cases which were pending in several High Courts had been transferred to the Supreme Court. There were allegations that franchises became the subject matter of an irregular allotment. This engages the attention of a special committee constituted by the Supr