JUDGMENT :

1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with the following prayers:-

I. The letter/order dated 10.3.2018 (Annexure-4) issued by the respondent no.2 rejecting the candidature of the petitioner for allotment of LPG distributorship at Dhariawad, district Pratapgarh may kindly be set aside and the respondents may kindly be directed to allot LPG distributorship at Dhariawad, district Pratapgarh to the petitioner.

II. Any other appropriate order or direction, which this Hon'ble Court considers just and proper in the facts and circumstances of this case, may kindly be passed in favour of the petitioner.

III. Costs of the writ petition may kindly be awarded to the petitioner.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the respondent Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., (hereinafter referred to as HPCL in short) vide its advertisement dated 23.8.2017 (Annexure-R1) invited applications to grant LPG Distributorship under various categories and locations in the state of Rajasthan, for which the petitioner applied for the said LPG distributorship under the Gramin Open Category for location Dhariabad, District Pratapgarh and thus in response