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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN

AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR

O R D E R

S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 7710/2005

VED PRAKASH AERAN

Vs.

BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION. LTD.

DATE: 10.08.2007.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.S. RATHORE

Mr. Manish Gupta for the petitioner.

Mr. A. Kasliwal for the respondent.

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The only relief claimed by the petitioner in

this writ petition is that the respondent Bharat

Petroleum Corporation Ltd. be directed to issue letter

of intent in favour of the petitioner as the petitioner

was duly selected by the selection board as dealer.

This has been denied by the respondent on the

ground that at the time of filling the form, in the

column 'whether any criminal case is pending' the

petitioner has mislead the respondent and furnished

wrong information, whereas FIR No. 273/2003 dated

09.09.2003 was registered against the petitioner for

the offences under Sections 3(2), 6 and 7 of the

Essential Commodities Act and cognizance has also been

taken by the Court below for the aforesaid offences and

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a criminal case No. 512/2003 was registered against the

petitioner.

It is also informed by the learned cou