ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 14-10-2025

1 The petitioner has filed the instant application for the following reliefs:

“I. To set aside the order contained in Letter No. 26-0/2018-2907 dated 18-09-2018 by which the Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Mazaffarpur, has rejected application of Petitioner preferred against the order passed by the District Magistrate, Vaishali, refusing to grant 'No-Objection Certificate' applied for obtaining license to establish new Retail Outlet (Petrol Pump), awarded by the respondent Indian Oil Corporation Limited.

II. To set aside the order contained in Memo No. 1049 dated 25-5-2018 by which the District Magistrate, Vaishali, refused to grant 'No-Objection Certificate’ applied for obtaining license for establishment of new Retail Outlet (Petrol Pump) on the proposed site Mauza- Hasanpur Zunaid, Thana No. 625 (Mahnar), Khata No. 411(o), 998 (N), Plot No. 778, District-

Vaishali.

III. To direct the Respondent No. 2 to grant 'No-Objection Certificate' as per the provisions of Rule 144 of the Petroleum Rules 1976, for new license to establish Retail Outlet on the proposed site situated in Mauza- Hasanpur Zunaid, Thana No. 625 (Mahnar), Khata No. 411(0), 9