JUDGMENT :

Prakash Padia, J.

1. Personal affidavit of the petitioner filed today in the Court is taken on record.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

3. The office of learned Additional Solicitor General of India has accepted notice on behalf of the respondent No. 1. Ms. Manjina Singh, learned counsel, holding brief of Smt. Archana Singh appears for the respondent Nos. 2 and 3.

4. Notice need not to be issued to respondent No. 4 in view of the order which is proposed to be passed today.

5. The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition with the following prayers:

"I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing the respondent No. 3 not give any effect to the draw of lot/bidding process taken place on 29.3.2017 for allotment of Kishan Sewa Kendra Village Retail Out-let dealership at MDR-167 (Chitbaragaon to Ghazipur Road), Block Sohaon, District Ballia only.

II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing the respondent No. 3 to get hold inquiry on the complaint/representation dated 30.3.2017 submitted by the petitioner personally and take appropriate decision for fresh draw of lot/bidding process only in respect of MDR-167 (Chitbaragaon to Ghazipur Road) Block Sohaon, Tehsil Ballia Sadar, District Ballia.

III. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing the respondent No. 3 not permit to respondent No. 4 for any auction if such draw of lot/bidding of process given in favour of the respondent No. 4 at M.D.R.-167 (Chitbaragaon to Ghazipur Road) Block Sohaon, Tehsil Ballia Sadar, District Ballia."

6. The facts in brief as contained in the writ petition are that the respondent Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. published an advertisement on 17.10.2014 for appointment of large number of dealers for opening of Kishan Sewa Kendra Village Retail Out let dealership in the State of U.P. At serial number 145 of the aforesaid advertisement the location was mentioned as MDR-167, (Chitbaragaon to Ghazipur Road) at Firozpur Block Sohaon, Tehsil Ballia Sadar, District Ballia. The location in question is reserved for schedule caste category candidates.

7. For the purpose of establishment of Kishan Sewa Kendra one of the necessary condition was for the applicants to provide land for establishment of the retail outlet. The land proposed to be provided by the applicants are of two types namely Group 1 type (own land) or Group 2 type (firm).

8. The petitioner has applied for the location in question providing land under Group A category. It is contended that all the necessary papers and documents were duly submitted by the petitioner alongwith his application form. It is further contended that after the application form was submitted by the petitioner the respondent. No. 3/Senior Divisional Retail Sales Manager, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (MD), Varanasi Divisional Office, District Varanasi issued a letter to the petitioner on 31.7.2016 asking certain more details/documents. It is stated that the informations were duly provided by the petitioner in the office of the respondent No. 3 well within time and all the deficiencies were removed by him.

9. The petitioner received another letter dated 30.12.2016 by which he was directed that the Land Evaluation Committee (LEC) will visit site of land and as such he was requested to be present on the site alongwith photo identity card on 18.1.2017. The Land Evaluation Committee inspected the land offered by the petitioner as well as respondent No. 4 on 18.1.2017 and submitted its report to the Corporation. It is stated in paragraph 13 of the writ petition that the land offered by the respondent No. 4 was not appropriate for establishment of Kishan Sewa Kendra as such the application submitted by the respondent No. 4 was liable to be rejected. It is further contended that for the location in question only two applicants were found suitable namely petitioner and respondent No. 4 and since th