Ajeet Kumar Singh v. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Letters Patent Appeal No.120 of 2025 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12626 of 2015 ====================================================== Ajeet Kumar Singh, Son of Sri Vishwanath Prasad Singh, Resident of VillageTeghra, P.O.-Teghra, Via-Khutauna, District - Madhubani, Bihar-847227. ... ... Appellant
Versus
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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. through its Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, B.P.C.L. Bharat Bhawan, 4 and 6 Currimbhoy Road, Ballard Estate, P.B.No. 688 Mumbai-400001.
2.
Regional Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Eastern Regional Office, Bharat Bhawan, Plot No. 31, Kit Scheme No. 118, Prince Gulam Mohammad Shah Road, Golf Green, P.B. No. 16201 and 16204, Kolkata700095 3.
Area Marketing Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., 3rd Floor, Ashiyana Chamber, Exhibition Road, Patna 800001 4.
Territory Manager LPG, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Patna LPG Territory and Bottling Plant, Fatuha Industrial Area, Fatuha, District- Patna, Bihar- 803201 5.
Jyoti Devi W/o Shri Nav Kant Yadav Resident of Village-Ekamma, BlockKhutauna, P.O. Basnia, Laukaha, Police Station-Laukaha, DistrictMadhubani. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Appellant/s :
Mr.Jitendra Pd. Singh, Sr. Advocate Mr.Santosh Kumar Verma, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Siddhartha Prasad, Advocate Mr.Om Prakash, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 25-09-2025 Core issue involved in the present lis is that 5th Respondent - Jyoti Devi has furnished residential certificate is a genuine or not?
2. One of the requirement for participation in the
Patna High Court L.P.A No.120 of 2025 dt.25-09-2025 2/2 allotment of L.P.G. Distributorship is that candidate must be resident of that particular location. 5th Respondent has furnished certificate issued by the Revenue Authorities with reference to affidavit.
3. Learned counsel for the Appellant submitted that certificate is not a genuine document and it is issued on the basis of only affidavit. Perusal of the records, it is crystal clear that the Appellant has not assailed the certificate issue by the Revenue Authority. As long as residential certificate issued in favour of the 5th Respondent is intact. The Appellant has not made out a case.
4. Accordingly, present L.P.A. No. 120 of 2025 stands dismissed. Pending I.As., if any, stands disposed of. (P. B. Bajanthri, CJ) ( Alok Kumar Sinha, J) manish/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 26.09.2025 Transmission Date NA