O R D E R

The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records of the second respondent comprised in the impugned order of rejection of the petitioner's valid objections in Ref.SZ/RRK/LEGAL dated July 16, 2009 passed by the second respondent, quash the same and to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to consider the petitioner's better merits and eligibility afresh and select him for award of Retail HPC Outlet for Muthupet in Tiruvarur District as notified by the respondent – Corporation under Scheduled Caste quota by revoking the award favouring the fourth respondent.

2.The case of the petitioner is that pursuant to the advertisement made by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited [in short, 'HPCL'], the petitioner had applied for its Retail Outlet Dealership to be located at Muthupet in Tiruvarur District under Schedule Caste Category. The respondents 1 to 3 conducted interview on 12.03.2005 at about 9.30 a.m., and the petitioner participated in the interview. However, the fourth respondent was selected for running the HPCL Outlet. Hence, the petitioner submitted representation – cum – objection through his counsel to the