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PARTHA SARATHI SEN
Md. Sazzad Hossain – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Partha Sarathi Sen, J.
1. In this writ petition the writ petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ of mandamus upon the respondents more specifically upon the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 commanding them to appoint the writ petitioner as a distributor under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG scheme (herein after referred to as the ‘said scheme’ in short) for Kojalsha G.P., Berugram, Block-Ketugram-1, District-Burdwan.
2. The writ petitioner was an aspirant to be appointed as a distributor however, his candidature was turned down by the respondent No.2 & 3 that is the oil company and its functionaries.
3. In course of his Argument, Mr. Banerjee, Learned Advocate for the writ petitioner submits before this Court that pursuant to an advertisement published in a daily newspaper, the petitioner on 06.06.2013 applied for a distributorship under the said scheme in respect of the abovementioned G.P. and at that time the writ petitioner offered 0.15 decimal of land in plot no. 724 for his proposed godown space.
4. It is further argued by Mr. Banerjee that the at the time of field verification it was noticed by the officer of the respondent oil company that in the title deed of the petitioner i
The criteria for distributorship under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Scheme are mandatory, and the rejection of the writ petitioner's application was not arbitrary.
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Point of Law : Scheduled Tribes - Reservation/ Guidelines - LPG Distributorship - Selection of - Unless this petition was a PIL, such contentions of petitioner without having a cause of action, would....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the significance of meeting the eligibility criteria, particularly the requirement of ownership or registered lease deed for the plot of land offer....
The court affirmed that adherence to procedural guidelines and prior court orders is essential in administrative decisions regarding distributorship licenses.
The applicant must fulfill the eligibility criteria at the time of application, and decisions regarding forfeiture must be justified and not arbitrary.
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