ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH, J.:–Heard Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Neeraj Kumar Gupta, learned counsel for the respondents.

2. In the present application, the petitioner has prayed for quashing the letter dated 19.10.2019 issued by the Regional Office of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (for short ‘HPCL’) whereby the candidature of the petitioner for award of Retail Outlet (RO) Dealership at between Parsa Chowk and Sanichari Chowk of NH-28B in the district of West Champaran has been rejected on the ground that the Land Evaluation Committee found the site offered by the petitioner to be not meeting the required norms. Subsequently, the petitioner filed an Interlocutory Application vide I.A. No.02 of 2021 for adding the prayer to quash the part of the selection list by which the respondent-HPCL selected one Rajnish Rao in place of the petitioner.

3. The petitioner’s case succinctly is that respondent- HPCL published notification in the newspaper on 25.11.2018 for appointment of Retail Outlet Dealership for all the States of India including the State of Bihar. Accordingly, an advertisement was published by the HPCL for award of Retail Outlet D