THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN

ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for petitioner and Sri L. Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondents Nos.1 and 2.

2. Petitioner herein is claiming that she is the absolute owner and possessor of land admeasuring Ac.0.11½ guntas in Survey No.1431/1/5/2/1/2/1 situated at Garla Village and Mandal, Mahabubabad District, on the strength of a registered sale deed bearing document No.10884 of 2020 dated 28.07.2018. While the matter stood thus, she has submitted an application to 3^rd respondent, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, for allotment of dealership for running MS/HSD Kisan Seva Kendra retail outlet in her favour in the portion of aforesaid land. Thereupon, vide letter dated 08.06.2024, 3^rd respondent allotted the dealership to the petitioner for running the said retail outlet in the subject land. As per the said allotment, the petitioner has to obtain No Objection Certificate (NOC) from 2^nd respondent, District Collector, Mahabubabad, for running the aforesaid retail outlet in the subject land. However, 3^rd respondent has addressed a letter dated 04.07.2024 to 2^nd respondent with a request to issue NOC to the petitioner. Thereafter, 2^nd respondent requested the revenue authorities and others to conduct enquiry and submit a report. Thereupon, the Tahsildar, Garla, conducted enquiry and submitted a report dated 09.10.2024 to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Mahabubabad, who in turn, submitted a report to 2^nd respondent to issue NOC to the petitioner in respect of the subject land. In the meanwhile, 3^rd respondent has addressed letters dated 02.10.2024 and 18.01.2025 to the petitioner stating that if the petitioner fails to submit NOC, they are going to cancel the said allotment. In view of the same, petitioner has also submitted representations dated 24.04.2025 and 30.06.2025 to 2^nd respondent with a request to issue NOC in respect of the subject land for running the retail outlet of 3^rd respondent. Despite receiving and acknowledging the letter dated 04.07.2024 of 3^rd respondent and the representations of the petitioner dated 24.04.2025 and 30.06.2025, 2^nd respondent did not act upon the same even after receipt of the reports submitted by the authorities concerned recommending for issuance of NOC to the petitioner to run the retail outlet of 3^rd respondent in the subject land. Therefore, challenging the said action of 2^nd respondent, petitioner filed the present Writ Petition.

3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, would submit that 2^nd respondent will consider the said facts and the report of the Tahsildar, Garla, and dispose of the request made by 3^rd respondent as well as the petitioner for issuance of NOC in respect of the subject land.

4. It is relevant to note that in the letter dated 30.06.2025 submitted to 2^nd respondent, petitioner has mentioned about a suit in O.S.No.2 of 2024 pending on the file of the Court of District Collector, Mahabubabad, in respect of the subject land for running the retail outlet of 3^rd respondent by the petitioner.

However, the said suit is pending.

5. In the light of the above, 2^nd respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the request made by 3^rd respondent to issue NOC in respect of the subject land for running MS/HSD retail outlet by the petitioner, duly taking into account the report of the Tahsildar, Garla, and pendency of the aforesaid suit. If 2^nd respondent is not inclined to accept the request made by 3^rd respondent and the petitioner, he shall pass appropriate orders by assigning specific reasons and communicate a copy of the said order to them. However, 2^nd respondent shall complete the said exercise within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.

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K. LAKSHMAN, J 1^st AUGUST, 2025.

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