1. Heard Shri Yash Padia, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms. Archana Singh, learned counsel for the Oil Corporation and learned Standing Counsel for the State.

2. Challenge has been raised to the order dated 14.02.2024 passed by the Divisional Retail Sale Head - respondent No. 3, rejecting the petitioners grievance petition, arising from earlier rejection of his provisional allotment.

3. Undeniably, the petitioner applied for allotment of retail outlet under the 2023 guidelines of the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as IOCL). The application itself was filed on 14.08.2023. The land offered for the allotment does not belong to the petitioner or his family members. The petitioner applied on the strength of lease deed executed by co - owner of plot bearing Gata No. 191, namely Santosh Kumar. At the same time, it is undisputed to the petitioner that the said plot is recorded in the name of two others namely, Bhimsen and Awadhesh Kumar. Yet, the lease deed relied by the petitioner dated 26.07.2023 was executed by only one of the three co - owners namely, Santosh Kumar.

4. Upon objection being raised by the IOCL, the petitioner relied on a partition deed between th