Lal Mohan Prasad Mandal v. Indian Oil Corporation Limited

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.486 of 2022 ====================================================== Lal Mohan Prasad Mandal S/o Karu Lal Mandal, Resident of Near Middle School, Village Fatehpur, P.O. Gangania, P.S. Sultanganj, District-Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

Indian Oil Corporation Limited Begusarai through its Chief Managing Director.

2.

Chief Divisional Manager (Retail Sales), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Begusarai.

3.

Head of Divisional Office, Begusarai Divisionl Office, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Near Barauni Refinery Police Station, Begusarai. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pallavi Pandey, 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 : 21-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

Petitioner has prayed for the following relief(s):- "That this application is for issuance of an appropriate writ order or direction for refund of the Initial Security Deposit (ISD) made by the petitioner in connection with the advertisement that was issued by the respondent authorities on 25.11.2018 for award of RO dealership in between KM stone number 93 and 101 on Ghorghat -Sultanganj Road, on NH 80, District Bhagalpur with adequate interest."

Learned counsel for the respondent Indian Oil Corporation states that petitioner has not uploaded all the documents and information on the correct portal enabling the

Patna High Court CWJC No.486 of 2022 dt.21-02-2022 2/3 authorities to process the petitioner's case. We notice that petitioner has already approached respondent no. 2, namely, Chief Divisional Manager (Retail Sales), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Begusarai with a request dated 1st of October 2020 (Annexure-4) Page-21. According to the petitioner, the said request is yet pending. Be that as it may, in view of the stand taken by the respondents, we direct the petitioner to upload the information, complete in all respect, on the portal meant for refund of the amount, which in the present case is Initial Security Deposit (ISD).

Learned counsel for the bank states that portal shall be opened with prior intimation to the petitioner. Let the petitioner make himself available before the respondent no. 3, namely, Head of Divisional Office, Begusarai Divisional Office, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Near Barauni Refinery Police Station, Begusarai on 7th of March, 2022 on which date the portal be accessible to the petitioner enabling him to upload the information complete in all respect. We notice that the matter is pending since the year 2018. As such, we direct the respondents to positively decide the petitioner's application in accordance with law expeditiously

Patna High Court CWJC No.486 of 2022 dt.21-02-2022 3/3 and within a period of four weeks thereafter. The instant petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

Interlocutory Application(s), if any, stands disposed of.

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