IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANDEEP N. BHATT

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ON THE 9 OF JANUARY, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 21834 of 2012 RAJENDRA KUMAR BAJPAI Versus INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Manoj Sanghi - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Aditya Adhikari - Senior Advocate assisted by Ms Divya Pal -

Advocate for the respondents.

ORDER The petitioner has filed this petition by praying the following reliefs:

" 7.1 To call for the entire record for kind perusal of this Hon'ble Court.

7.2. This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to allot retail outlet/dealership of Petrol Pump in favour of the petitioner in District Rewa, in pursuance to advertisement dated 16.9.2011.

7.3. To issue any other suitable directions/orders along with cost of the petition."

2. The facts of the present case, in a nutshell, are that the respondents published an advertisement in newspaper - Dainik Bhaskar on 21.9.2011 and invited application for allotment of retail out-let (Petrol pump) Dealerships in Rewa District. The respondents also published prescribed format of application as well as affidavit in the said advertisement. As the petitioner