M/S Suman Petroleum v. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.24876 of 2018 ====================================================== M/s Suman Petroleum, a proprietorship concern having its office at Jaffarpur to Deoria Road, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, through its Proprietor, Suman Kumar, Son of Uma Shankar Thakur, Resident of Village- Tajpur, P.S.- Saraiya District- Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

1. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, a public sector Company Incorporated under the Provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 having it Registered office at Petroleum House 17, Jamshedji Tata Road, Mumbai400020 Maharastra, India Carrying on its business from its State headquarters situating at 6th Floor, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Bhavan, Dak Bungalow Chowk, Patna, Bihar 800001 through its Chairman.

2. General Manager (East Zone) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, having its office at Anandpuri, Opp - EM By-pass, Kolkata-700107.

3. The Regional Manager (Retail), the H.P.C.L. Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Bhawan, 6th Floor, Dak Banglow Chowk, Patna-1.

4. The Chief Regional Manager (R.S), the HPCl, Begusarai Division. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prince Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the HPCL :

Mr.Rajeev Prakash, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 18-01-2019 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to add the Chief Regional Manager (R.S), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Begusarai as party respondent no. 4 in the present application.

At the outset, Mr. Prince Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he would not press any of the reliefs prayed in the writ application save and except to request this Court to direct the newly added respondent no. 4 to consider the representation of the petitioner made to the

Patna High Court CWJC No.24876 of 2018(2) dt.18-01-2019 2/2 Regional Manager (R.S.), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., RO, Patna vide letter dated 11.12.2018 as contained in Annexure- P/3 series.

Learned counsel representing the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. submits that the representation is though addressed to the Regional Manager (R.S.), HPCL, R.O., Patna but it seems that a copy of the same has been sent to the HPCL Divisional Manager, Begusarai.

It is submitted that if such representation is pending with the HPCL Divisional Manager, Begusarai, the same will be taken care of by the Regional Manager (R.S), HPCL, Begusarai. In the aforesaid view of the matter, this writ application disposed off with direction to newly added respondent no. 4 to look into the grievance of the petitioner, if any, as stated in Annexure P/3 series dated 11.12.2018 and take a decision on the same which should be communicated to the petitioner within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

This writ application stands disposed off, accordingly. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) avin/-ved/- U