1. The petitioner is an Engineering Graduate in Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech degree) Information Technology and he has been working as a Manager in one Sarathe Agency, an Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Dealer at 8/3, Nagore Main Road (near ONGC), Neravy Main Road, Karaikal. When there was a notice by the 1st respondent issued in the Hindu Newspaper dated 27.04.2010 for engagement of Service Provider for its Corporation Owned and Corporation Operated Retail Outlets (COCO) inviting applications from eligible individuals and other entities for being appointed as service provider for COCO outlets, the petitioner has also applied for the same. Though the petitioner, after passing through selection process was awarded 84 out of 100 marks, other candidates, who participated like the petitioner, having been awarded 86 out of 100 marks, were wrongly equated with the petitioner and as a result, the labour contract was not given to the petitioner. Therefore, the grievance of the petitioner is that only on the age criteria he was discriminated by not providing any marks for his age of 27, when others, above 30 years of age, were allotted marks. On that basis, he also brought to the n