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Patna High CourtCWJC/24426/2019withdrawn

Jugal Kishore Khetan, v. The Union Of India,

2023-01-03The Chief Justice -,Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.24426 of 2019 ====================================================== Jugal Kishore Khetan, son of Late Gauri Shankar Khetan, Resident of Mohalla- Purani Bazar, P.S. - Lakhisarai, District- Lakhisarai. At present Flat No. - 507, Jagdish Enclave Exhibition Road, P.S. Gandhi Maidan, Patna- 1. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Union of India, through its Secretary, Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas, New Delhi.

2.

The Secretary, Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas, New Delhi. 3.

The Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, New Delhi.

4.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. H.O. Bombay (A Unit of Government of India, New Delhi).

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sahvind Kumar Sharma, Advocate For the UOI :

Mr. Abhay Shankar Jha, CGC For the Bharat Petrolium:

Mr. Sanjay Singh, Sr. Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 03-01-2023 Petitioner has prayed for the following relief(s) :- "(i) For issuance of a Writ of Certiorari for quashing the Letters dated 17.08.2015 and 22.6.2015 (Annexure- 7 and 8) which have been issued by the Respondent-Authority, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

(ii) For issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondent-Authorities return petitioner's Security Amount with Bank interest till the date of payment.

Patna High Court CWJC No.24426 of 2019 dt.03-01-2023 2/2 (iii) For any other Relief/Reliefs for which the petitioner is entitled in the facts and circumstances of the case."

Learned counsel for the petitioner, under instruction, seeks permission to withdraw the present petition reserving liberty to take recourse to such alternate remedy as are otherwise available in accordance with law.

Liberty as prayed for is granted.

The instant petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid.

Interlocutory application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

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