Petroleum Retail Dealership – Draw of lots selection – Provisional selection – Requirement to submit security deposit and supporting documents – Rectifiable deficiencies pointed out – Candidate failing to rectify within stipulated time – Consequence of rejection or movement to Group-3 applicants justified. (Paras 7–10, 13)

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Administrative Law – Retail Outlet Dealership – Selection Guidelines – Rectifiable deficiencies in documents – Failure to rectify within stipulated period – Effect – Held, as per Guidelines governing selection of dealers for Retail Outlets, failure to submit rectified documents within 21 days results in rejection of candidature or movement to Group-3 category – Action of respondent corporation valid.

(Paras 11–13)

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Writ Jurisdiction – Article 226 – Interference with administrative action – Selection process governed by specific guidelines – Where action of authorities is strictly in accordance with the governing guidelines and no statutory or legal right is violated, writ petition not maintainable.

(Paras 13, 17)

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Petroleum Retail Dealership – Draw of lots selection – Provisional selection – Requirement to submit security deposit and supporting documents – Rectifiable deficiencies pointed out – Candidate failing to rectify within stipulated time – Consequence of rejection or movement to Group-3 applicants justified.

(Paras 7–10, 13)

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Selection Guidelines – Binding nature – Guidelines governing selection of dealers for Regular and Rural Retail Outlets through Draw of Lots/Bidding Process – Binding on all Oil Marketing Companies – Authorities have no discretion to relax or extend prescribed time for rectification of deficiencies.

(Paras 11–13)

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Procedural fairness – Communication through registered e-mail – Candidate having previously responded to communications sent to registered e-mail – Intimation regarding deficiencies sent to same e-mail cannot be faulted.

(Para 14)

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Ground of illness – Failure to rectify deficiencies – Plea of illness unsupported by satisfactory medical evidence – Not sufficient to invalidate administrative action taken in accordance with prescribed guidelines.

(Para 14)

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Retail Outlet Dealership – SC-PH category candidate – Failure to rectify land-related and category-specific documents – Corporation justified in placing candidature under Group-3 category as per guidelines.

(Paras 15–16)

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Result:

Writ Petition dismissed; action of respondent authorities upheld.
(Paras 17–18)