MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, CJ, BISWANATH RATH, J
Niranjan Kisan – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. arguments for meeting eligibility criteria and previous selection conditions. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. court's view on eligibility, judicial discretion, and prior case references. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. establishment of mandatory criteria for land ownership regarding distributorship. (Para 10 , 12) |
| 4. final dismissal of the writ petition. (Para 13) |
JUDGMENT
07.12.2020
Per: Mohammad Rafiq, CJ.
This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner-Niranjan Kisan challenging the order dated 28th December, 2017 (Annexure-7) passed by the opposite party No.4-Territory Manager, Sambalpur LPG Territory, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., whereby the candidature of the petitioner for allotment of GAS LPG Distributorship for the location at Teleibani, Bargadia in Deogarh district has been rejected on account of his failure to provide a suitable land for LPG Godown.
2. The facts of the case are that in the month of July, 2016 the opposite party No.1 issued Unified Guidelines for selection of LPG Distributors. On 16.11.2016, an advertisement was published in daily Odia “The Sambad” for selection of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Distributors in the State of Odisha by fixing 16.12.2016 as the
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