Illa Das Gupta, Demal v. The Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Through Its General Manager

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15421 of 2021 ====================================================== Illa Das Gupta, Demal W/o Soumik Ghose At present resides at C/o Sri Janki Prasad Ghosh resident of Village - Kanjia, P.O. and P.S. Angar Hat, DistrictPurnea (Adhar and Pre marriage address - Temple Street, Jalpaiguri, Ward No. 07, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The Indian Oil Corporation Limited, through its General Manager having its corporate office at G-9, Ali Yavar Jung Marg, Bandra (East), Mumbai. 2.

General Manager, Bihar State Office, Indian Oil Corporation Limited G-9, Ali Yavar Jung Marg, Bandra (East), Mumbai.

3.

General Manager cum State in - Charge, I.O.C.L Bihar State Office, 6th Floor, Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Bhawan, Dak Bunglow Chowk, Patna. 4.

Deputy General Manager, I.O.C.L., Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Bhawan Dak Bunglow Chowk, Patna.

5.

Divisional Manager, Begusarai Divisional Office, Indane Area Office, Begusarai.

6.

Raju Yadav Son of Jag Lal Yadav Resident of Village Angadh, P.S. - Angadh, Dist- Purnea.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Neeraj Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Sanat Kumar Mishra, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 17-08-2022 The petitioner has prayed for the following relief/s :-

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3/4 After the matter was heard for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present petition reserving liberty to take recourse to such other remedies as are otherwise permissible and admissible in accordance with law as also represent to the appropriate authority, venting out the grievances, subject-matter of the present petition.

Prayer allowed. Liberty, as prayed for, is granted.

4/4 Without expressing any opinion on merits, leaving all questions of fact and law open, the present petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid.

We expect that the appropriate authority shall consider and decide the petitioner's application/request expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of its presentation.

Needless to say that while considering such request, principles of natural justice shall be followed and due opportunity of hearing afforded to the parties. If aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner shall have liberty to approach this Court by way of separate petition(s), if so required and desired.

Interlocutory application, if any, shall also stand disposed of.

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