( 1 ) RESPONDENT No. 3, namely. , Hindustan petroleum Corporation Limited had issued public notice/advertisement on 18th April, 1995 inviting application for retail outlet/ dealership of petrol pump. Terms and conditions, for allotment of retail outlet dealership, as stipulated in the advertisement were as under: " (a) None of the close relatives viz. Spouse/father/mother/son/daughter/ sister/brother-in-law/daughter-in-law/parents- in-law held dealership/distributorship of any oil company for any petroleum product in india. (b) The applicant or any of his above mentioned relations had earlier not been issued a letter of intent/appointment for any dealership or agency by any oil company in india for any petroleum product. (c) The gross income of the applicant and his spouse and children put together does not exceed Rs. 50,000/- p. a. (d) No charge has been framed against the applicant nor any court has ever convicted him for any criminal case involving moral turpitude and for any economic offence nor any such proceedings are pending against the applicant. (e) The applicant should be the permanent resident of Delhi and for which a residence certificate signed by a Rev