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NELSON SAILO
Ruzing Bellai S/o Shri Besamlum Bellai – Appellant
Versus
Chairman, IOCL – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
NELSON SAILO, J.
1. Heard Mr. P. Taffo, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. D.K. Sharma, learned Standing counsel, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC), appearing for respondent nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 and Mr. K. Tama, learned counsel for respondent no. 5.
2. The facts of the case, in brief, are that the petitioner responded to the advertisement issued by the IOC, through online, on 25.11.2018, for Retail Outlet Dealership, in the District of Lohit. Acting upon the application submitted by the petitioner, the IOCL, through communication dated 19.01.2019, informed the petitioner that he was found qualified for the dealership and he should be personally present along with a photo identity card, issued by any Government Department on 01.02.2019, at 10:00 Hrs, in the address specified for draw of lots. Subsequently, vide communication dated 02.02.2019, the IOCL informed the petitioner that he was declared to be a successful candidate in the draw of lots, which was conducted on 01.02.2019, for retailing outlet dealership, in the location concerned. He was, therefore, requested to remit Rs. 30,000/- towards Initial Security Deposit by online within 10 days from date of the communi
The decision-making process should be fair, legitimate, and without any affection or aversion. The action of the respondent IOCL was found to be tainted with arbitrariness and mala-fide, violating th....
The court upheld the rejection of the bid based on objective criteria and found that a land dispute filed after the decision-making process could not affect the eligibility of the successful bidder.
Point of Law : Applications for selection of regular LPG distributorships were invited in April, 2011 by BPCL. One of the eligibility criteria was that the applicant should own a plot of land of adeq....
The court upheld the rejection of the petitioner's application for a retail outlet dealership due to failure to meet land suitability criteria as per the Brochure guidelines.
The court upheld the selection process of a retail outlet dealership as valid, emphasizing adherence to guidelines and the discretion of the Corporation unless proven arbitrary.
Eligibility criteria for dealership require land to be free of high tension electricity lines; non-compliance with guidelines results in automatic disqualification without rectification opportunity.
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