BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ORDER RESERVED ON : 09.01.2026 ORDER PRONOUNCED ON : 19.01.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR W.P.(MD).No.13763 of 2024 and WMP(MD).Nos.12104, 12106 and 12108 of 2024 T.Jeeva Ramesh ....Petitioner Vs

1.The General Manager Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited South Zone Office Thalamuthu Natarajan Maligai

4^th Floor, Gandhi Irvin Salai Egmore, Chennai – 8

2.The Head of Regional Office HPCL, Madurai Retail RO

1^st Floor, BSNL CMTS Bhavan

70 Feet Road, Ellis Nagar Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625 016 ....Respondents ....Respondents Prayer: This Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned order made by the 2^nd respondent dated 17.06.2024 in respect of the petitioner's application in HPC16930555866150 and quash the same as illegal and consequently confirm the candidature of the petitioner for Retail Outlet Dealership for the location ' within 5 km from Kalayarkoil Village on NH85 towards Sivagangai'.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai for Mr.M.Rajarajan For Respondents : Mr.M.Sridhar

ORDER

The present writ petition has been f