DIPAK MISRA, J.

( 1 ) JUSTIFIABILITY of the order passed by the Additional District Magistrate, Sambalpur, the O. P. No. 3, granting ' No Objection Certificate' in pursuance of the provisions contained in R. 144 of the Petroleum Rules, 1975 (hereinafter referred to as ' the Rules') in favour of opposite party No. 4, is called in question, in the present writ application under Arts. 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India by the petitioner, a physically handicapped person operating a retail outlet dealership being conferred such privilege by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, one of the prime Oil Companies of the Country.

( 2 ) ACCORDING to petitioner, the facts giving rise to the Writ application, sans unnecessary detail, are as follows : The petitioner is a licensee to deal with high speed diesel and has installed his retail outlet over plot No. 1660 / 3789 of village A. Kantapalli at Gosala, in the district of Sambalpur and the said retail outlet is known as M / s. Kalinga Fuels. It is situated on National High Way No. 6 under Burla Police Station. The opposite party No. 3, the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. , through its representative filed an application before the A