ORDER :

1. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing letter dated 15.07.2019 issued by the Chief Area Manager, Ranchi Area Office, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Marketing Division), Eastern Region, Ranchi-respondent no. 2, whereby the candidature of the petitioner for LPG distributorship has been rejected and security amount of Rs. 40,000/- deposited by her with the respondent authorities has been forfeited. Further prayer has been made for issuance of direction upon the respondent authorities not to allot LPG Distributorship to any person pursuant to advertisement dated 13.08.2017 and further to reconsider the claim of the petitioner for LPG distributorship at the advertised location.

2. The factual matrix of the case as stated in the writ petition is that the respondent-Indian Oil Corporation published an advertisement on 13.08.2017 in the local daily newspaper, namely “Prabhat Khabar (Ranchi Edition)” for Gramin distributorship of LPG under open category for the location “Parho” Gram Panchayat-Parho, Block Domchanch, District Koderma. The petitioner submitted her application in the prescribed format on 12.10.2017 and was declared successful in the draw of lots held o