Ram Swarth Mahto v. M/S Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5188 of 2019 ====================================================== Ram Swarth Mahto Son of Ram Swaroop Mahto R/o Village-Basahi, P.O. Churamanchak, P.S.-Bhagwanpur, District-Begusarai, presently residing at C/o Animesh Kumar Singh, Purani Durga Asthan, Arun Babu Gali No. 3, Sultanganj, P.S. Sultanganj, District-Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

M/s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. through its Chairman and Managing Director, having its Registered Office at Jamshedji Tata Road, Mumbai-400020 2.

The Executive Director Retail and Appellate Authority, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, 8, Shoorji Vallavdas Marg, P.O. Box No. 155, Mumbai400001 3.

The Chief Regional Manager-Retail Ranchi Retail Region, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, HPCL, Ranchi Retail Regional Office, HPCL, 5th Floor, Maru Tower, Kanke Road, Ranchi-834008 4.

The Chief Regional Manager (Retail) Patna Regional Office, 5th floor, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Bhawan, Dakbunglow Chowk, Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Amit Kumar Jha For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Neeraj Kumar Gupta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 05-08-2019 Since the location of the retail outlet in respect of which the petitioner is claiming his candidature and is challenging the impugned order situates in the State of Jharkhand, learned counsel for the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. rightly submits that the petitioner would be required to seek his remedy before the Hon'ble Jharkhand High Court and not before this Court.

This writ application is being disposed off with

Patna High Court CWJC No.5188 of 2019(2) dt.05-08-2019 2/2 liberty to the petitioner to raise his grievance before the appropriate court.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) arvind/- U