JUDGMENT :

B.N. Mahapatra, J. - In this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the selection of Rajeswari Patel (O.P. No.3) as the first empanelled candidate under Annexure 9 dated 15.12.2006 issued by Divisional Retail Sales Manager, Sambalpur Divisional Office, Indian Oil Corporation (O.P. No.2) for Kishan Seba Kendra (hereinafter referred to as "KSK") at Bhukta in the district of Bargarh.

2. The case of the petitioner is that the opposite party No.1- Senior Divisional Manager (Retail Sales), Bhubaneswar Divisional Office, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'Corporation) in order to provide diesel, lubricant etc. to the farmers in rural areas made an advertisement in Oriya daily "The Sambad" dated 26.11.2005 inviting applications from the candidates interested to be appointed as Operators in KSK in 80 different locations in the State of Orissa. In the said advertisement, various eligibility criteria were stipulated.

Serial No. 2 of the said advertisement provides the eligibility criteria, according to which an applicant should be the resident of the concerned district. Serial No.7 provides the mode of selection, which specifically states that as per the fo