Ravi Shankar Paswan v. The Union Of India And ORS
Patna High Court CWJC No.13803 of 2012 dt.11-08-2016
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13803 of 2012 =========================================================== Ravi Shankar Paswan son of Mahadev Paswan resident of Vill. + P.O.- Gopalpur, P.S.- Khaira, Dist.- Jamui .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum an d Natural Gas, Govt. Of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi
2. The Executive Director (Lpg) Indian Oil Corporation, G-9 Ali Yadav Funy Marg Bandra (East), Mumbai
3. The Area Manager, Indane Area Office, Begusarai Indian Oil Corporation Limited (M.D.) P.O.- Barouni Oil Rebineri, Dist.- Begusarai (Bihar) .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : None For the Respondent/s : Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, Adv. Mr. Amlesh Kumar Verma, Adv.
=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 11-08-2016 The present writ petition has been filed for shifting the location of proposed LPG Distributorship from Jhajha to another appropriate area under the district of Jamui by modification of the advertisement dated 18.05.2012.
2. Despite repeated calls, none appears on behalf of the petitioner.
3. Learned counsel for the respondent Corporation submits that similar issue has been decided by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 17533 of 2012 with the following observations:- "In the circumstances, only because petitioner is
Patna High Court CWJC No.13803 of 2012 dt.11-08-2016 running an agency of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited in Motha village of Karakat Block, the Indian Oil Corporation cannot be debarred from locating its distributorship in Karakat village".
4. Having regard to the above, this Court does not find any merit in the present writ petition, which is dismissed. (Vikash Jain, J) Md. Ibrarul/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N.A.
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