JUDGMENT :

SUMAN SHYAM, J.

1. The present intra-court appeal is filed by the appellant being aggrieved with the order dated 04.01.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP (C) No. 505/2021 and WP (C) No. 5277/2021, whereby the learned Single Judge has set aside the selection of the appellant as a Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitarak (RGGLV distributor) for the area of Sudarshanpur Part-II and Part-III of Kalacherra Grant under Sudarshanpur-Kalacherra Gram Panchayat in the district of Hailakandi, Assam, and has directed the IOCL authorities to make allotment of the RGGLV distributorship by making a fresh draw of lots as per the categorization provided in the advertisement as well as the guidelines.

2. The facts which are necessary for the adjudication of the present appeal are that pursuant to an advertisement issued by the IOCL authorities, the appellant as well as the respondent No. 6/writ petitioner had applied for RGGLV distributorship for the location of Sudarshanpur Part-II and Part-III of Kalacherra Grant under Sudarshanpur-Kalacherra Gram Panchayat in the district of Hailakandi, Assam. The appellant was selected in the draw of lots and, subsequently, after a round of litigation,