Rajiv Sharma, J.

The petitioner as an ex-serviceman submitted an application to the Ministry of Defence, Directorate General Resettlement, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on 28.2.1997 for allotment of petrol pump. The petitioner also submitted an application in the month of August, 2001. The petitioner approached the Hon’ble Delhi High Court by way of CWP No. 6359 of 2002. The case of the petitioner was rejected on 28.1.2002. In view of this, the petitioner had withdrawn CWP No. 6359 of 2002 on 15.2.2006.

2. In the reply filed to CWP No. 6359 of 2003 by the Union of India, it was averred that the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies release advertisement, invite applications for selection of retail outlet dealerships (Petrol Pumps), LPG distributorships (Cooking Gas Agencies) and SKO-LDO dealerships (kerosene agencies) in respect of locations where these dealerships are to be set up. However, after the dismantling of the Administered Pricing Mechanism (APM) in the petroleum sector w.e.f. 1.4.2002, the Oil Marketing Companies were making selections as per the guidelines adopted by the respective Oil Marketing Companies. There was also reference to the allotment of r