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2026:CGHC:6660

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPC No. 2074 of 2014

Rahul Bhardwaj S/o Shri Mahadev Bhardwaj Aged About 25 Years R/o Village

And Post Birra, Ps Birra, Tah Champa, Dist Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh

... Petitioner

versus

1 - Indian Oil Corporation Limited , A Registered Company, Registered Office

At G-9, Ali Yavar Jung Marg, Bandra East, Mumbai 400051, Branch Office At

Indian Oil Bhawan, Divisional Office, Vip Road, Raipur, Telibandha, Ps

Telibandha, Dist Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2 - The Sale Officer, L.P.G. Raigarh, Vitaran Kendra, Raigarh, District :

Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

3 - The Chief Area Manager Indian Oil Corporation, Rajeev Gandhi Road,

Telibandha, Po Ravigram, Dist Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

4 - The Collector Janjgir Champa, Distt Janjgir Champa, Cg, District : Janjgir-

Champa, Chhattisgarh.

5 - D.S.Kanwar Posted As Naib Tahsildar, Bamhnidih, Distt Janjgir Champa,

District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh.

6 - Hanuman Prasad Dewangan Posted As Revenue Inspector, Bamhanidih,

Distt Janjgir Champa, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh.

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7 - Chandrakumar Tiwari Aged About 27 Years Poste4d As Patwari,

P.H.No.27, Tah Bamhanidih, Distt Janjgir Champa, District : Janjgir-Champa,

Chhattisgarh.

8 - Sahas Ram Kurre R/o Vill Ameradih, Tah Malkharoda, Distt Janjgir

Champa, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondents

For Petitioner : Mr. H. S. Patel, Advocate

For Res. Nos. 1, 2 &: Mr. Parth Shrivastava, Advocate

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For Res. No. 4 : Mr. Rajkumar Gupta, Additional Advocate General

For Res. No. 5 to 7 : None, despite service

For Res. No. 8 : Mr. Dipak Kumar Singh and Mr. K. K. Dewangan,

Advocates

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sachin Singh Rajput

Order On Board

05/02/2026

1.

Instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has

been preferred by the petitioner seeking following reliefs :-

“10.1. That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to set-

aside/quash the impugned orders dated 03.03.2014 and

02.09.2014(AnnexureP/1) and further be pleased to direct the

respondent authorities to award Distributorship of RGGLV of

Location No. 6 Birra.

10.2 To kindly grant any other relief which may be deem fit in the

given facts and circumstances of the instant case.

10.3 That, this Hon’able Court may kindly be pleased to set-

aside/quash the impugned letter of appointment issued

respondent Indian Oil Corporation for Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG

Vitrak(RGGLV) at Birra in favour of respondent Sahas Ram

Kurre on 05.11.2015(AnnexureP/20).”

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No. 1-

Indian Oil Corporation Limited invited applications for appointment of Liquid

Petroleum Gas (LPG) Distributor under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Distribution

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Scheme in the State of Chhattisgarh, for which, an advertisement was

published in daily newspaper “Nav-Bharat on 18^th of May, 2013. The

advertisement for appointment of the LPG dealer was also published in

respect of village Birra Tahshil Bamnhidih, District Janjgir-Champa. Various

conditions and eligibility criteria was also mentioned in the said advertisement.

One of the conditions for eligible candidate for making an application in lieu of

the advertisement is that candidate should be the resident of the said village

and having the land with the requisite dimension as mentioned in the

advertisement. It is submitted that the applicants, who are permanent resident

of the village, shall be given preference in appointment of LPC Distributorship.

Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner and the

respondent No. 8 submitted their applications in lieu of the advertisement. The

petitioner also in detailed disclosed about the land held by him in village Birra.

The petitioner also submitted the necessary documents, which were required

in the said advertisement. Initially, the petitioner was shown to be a successful

candidate by the respondent, however, the candidature of the petitioner was

subsequently rejected inter alia giving the reason that the land held