Rakesh Kumar Jain, J.

The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (for short "HPCL") issued an avertisement on 10.9.2011 for awarding LPG Distributorship at Amritsar, District Amritsar under the Scheduled Caste Category. The last date for submission of the application was 10.10.2011. The petitioner applied in time along with the requisite documents. He was found eligible in the list of applicants published on 16.8.2012 for draw of lots which was held on 23.11.2012 in which he was successful. However, his candidature was rejected on 15.5.2013. During the Field Verification Credentials (FVC), the following shortcomings were found:

"1. In your application at Sr.no.9, you have declared that you are having a plot for godown of 27m x 26.15 mtr. However this information was found wrong and from registered lease deed the land offered for godown is only 25.915 x 26.82 m and hence not meeting the minimum size required for 8000 Kg LPG godown. Hence you are failing in basic eligibility criteria for selection of LPG Distributorship Guideline 2011.

2. As per LPG Selection Guideline 2011, the land for godown should have motorable approach road (public road or private land of applicant conn