{"id":128624,"date":"2011-07-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/indradeo-ram-vs-indian-oil-corporation-ltd-o-on-14-july-2011"},"modified":"2017-08-11T10:17:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T04:47:45","slug":"indradeo-ram-vs-indian-oil-corporation-ltd-o-on-14-july-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/indradeo-ram-vs-indian-oil-corporation-ltd-o-on-14-july-2011","title":{"rendered":"Indradeo Ram vs Indian Oil Corporation Ltd &amp; O on 14 July, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Jharkhand High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Indradeo Ram vs Indian Oil Corporation Ltd &amp; O on 14 July, 2011<\/div>\n<pre>IN\u00a0THE\u00a0HIGH\u00a0COURT\u00a0OF\u00a0JHARKHAND\u00a0AT\u00a0RANCHI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\n     \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0W.P.\u00a0(C)\u00a0No.\u00a05448\u00a0of\u00a02008\n\nIndradeo\u00a0Ram                                                 ...... Petitioner\n                              \u00a0Versus\u00a0\n Indian\u00a0Oil\u00a0Corporation\u00a0Limited\u00a0&amp;\u00a0ors.                     ...... Respondents\n                              \u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\n CORAM:\u00a0 HON'BLE\u00a0MR.\u00a0JUSTICE\u00a0D.N.\u00a0PATEL\u00a0\u00a0\n                              \u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\nFor\u00a0the\u00a0Petitioner            :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Manoj\u00a0Tandon,\u00a0Advocate\nFor\u00a0the\u00a0Respondents           :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0M\/s\u00a0V.\u00a0Shivnath,\u00a0Sr.\u00a0Advocate\n                              \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.N.\u00a0Gupta,\u00a0Birendra\u00a0Kumar,\u00a0Advocates\n              \u00a0     \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\n                th\n\u00a004\/Dated:\u00a014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0July,\u00a02011\n                  \u00a0             \u00a0\n\n1.<\/pre>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0present\u00a0petition\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0preferred\u00a0mainly\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0reason\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0<br \/>\npetitioner\u00a0has\u00a0not\u00a0been\u00a0selected\u00a0for\u00a0L.P.G.\u00a0distributorship\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Interview\u00a0<br \/>\nCommittee,\u00a0constituted\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0respondents.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Learned\u00a0counsel\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0petitioner\u00a0submitted\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0petitioner\u00a0has\u00a0not\u00a0<br \/>\nbeen \u00a0 given \u00a0 L.P.G. \u00a0 distributorship \u00a0 though \u00a0 the \u00a0 petitioner \u00a0 is \u00a0 an \u00a0 eligible\u00a0<br \/>\ncandidate \u00a0 for \u00a0 appointment \u00a0 as \u00a0 a \u00a0 distributor. \u00a0 Other \u00a0 similarly \u00a0 situated\u00a0<br \/>\ncandidates\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0given\u00a0L.P.G.\u00a0distributorship,\u00a0but,\u00a0the\u00a0petitioner&#8217;s\u00a0case\u00a0<br \/>\nhas\u00a0not\u00a0been\u00a0considered\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Screening\u00a0Committee,\u00a0constituted\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0<br \/>\nrespondents.\u00a0The\u00a0petitioner\u00a0has\u00a0appeared\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0Interview\u00a0Committee\u00a0<br \/>\nat \u00a0Jamshedpur.\u00a0 The \u00a0result\u00a0 of \u00a0 the \u00a0interview\u00a0 has \u00a0 also \u00a0not \u00a0been \u00a0published.\u00a0<br \/>\nThere\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0re\u00adinterview\u00a0of\u00a0certain\u00a0candidates\u00a0and\u00a0as\u00a0per\u00a0the\u00a0bifurcation\u00a0<br \/>\nof \u00a0 marks, \u00a0 as \u00a0 stated \u00a0 in \u00a0 paragraph \u00a0 16 \u00a0 of \u00a0 the \u00a0 memo \u00a0 of \u00a0 the \u00a0 petition, \u00a0 the\u00a0<br \/>\npetitioner \u00a0 has \u00a0 secured \u00a0 enough \u00a0 marks \u00a0 for \u00a0 grant \u00a0 of \u00a0 L.P.G. \u00a0 distributorship,\u00a0<br \/>\ntherefore,\u00a0the\u00a0respondents\u00a0may\u00a0be\u00a0directed\u00a0to\u00a0grant\u00a0L.P.G.\u00a0distributorship\u00a0to\u00a0<br \/>\nthe\u00a0petitioner.\n<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0heard\u00a0learned\u00a0counsel\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0respondents,\u00a0who\u00a0has\u00a0submitted\u00a0<br \/>\nthat\u00a0detailed\u00a0counter\u00a0affidavit\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0filed,\u00a0wherein,\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0<br \/>\npetitioner \u00a0 has \u00a0 not \u00a0 secured \u00a0 enough \u00a0 marks \u00a0 in \u00a0 comparison \u00a0 with \u00a0 other\u00a0<br \/>\ncandidates \u00a0 and, \u00a0 therefore, \u00a0 the \u00a0 case \u00a0 of \u00a0 the \u00a0 petitioner \u00a0 has \u00a0 not \u00a0 been\u00a0<br \/>\nconsidered.\u00a0Moreover,\u00a0the\u00a0petitioner\u00a0had\u00a0obtained\u00a024.9\u00a0marks,\u00a0less\u00a0than\u00a0the\u00a0<br \/>\nmarks\u00a0secured\u00a0by\u00a0first,\u00a0second\u00a0and\u00a0third\u00a0empanelled\u00a0candidates.\u00a0As\u00a0per\u00a0the\u00a0<br \/>\npolicy\u00a0decision\u00a0taken\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0respondents,\u00a0the\u00a0candidate\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0secured\u00a0<br \/>\nless\u00a0than\u00a0 5%\u00a0marks,\u00a0 secured\u00a0by\u00a0the \u00a0first\u00a0candidate,\u00a0there \u00a0names \u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0<br \/>\nreferred\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Screening\u00a0Committee\u00a0for\u00a0further\u00a0scrutiny \u00a0on\u00a011th\u00a0 February,\u00a0<br \/>\n2004.\u00a0The\u00a0petitioner\u00a0was\u00a0empanelled\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0third\u00a0list.\u00a0The\u00a0candidates\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0<br \/>\nfirst\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0second\u00a0\u00a0lists\u00a0\u00a0having\u00a0\u00a0much\u00a0\u00a0higher\u00a0\u00a0marks\u00a0\u00a0than\u00a0\u00a0the\u00a0petitioner.\u00a0In\u00a0<br \/>\n                                     \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00ad2\u00ad<br \/>\nparagraphs\u00a07\u00a0and\u00a08\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0counter\u00a0affidavit,\u00a0the\u00a0details\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0candidates\u00a0<br \/>\nand\u00a0the\u00a0policy\u00a0decision\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0referred.\u00a0It\u00a0is\u00a0further\u00a0submitted\u00a0by\u00a0learned\u00a0<br \/>\ncounsel\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0respondents\u00a0that\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0no\u00a0arbitrariness\u00a0in\u00a0selection\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0<br \/>\ncandidates. \u00a0 Initially, \u00a0 the \u00a0 candidates \u00a0 were \u00a0 interviewed \u00a0 by \u00a0 the \u00a0 Interview\u00a0<br \/>\nCommittee \u00a0 and, \u00a0 thereafter, \u00a0 by \u00a0 Screening \u00a0 Committee. \u00a0 Further, \u00a0 there \u00a0 is\u00a0<br \/>\nscrutiny\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0marks,\u00a0obtained\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0candidates.\u00a0Twice,\u00a0the\u00a0close\u00a0eye\u00a0has\u00a0<br \/>\nwatched \u00a0 the \u00a0 selection \u00a0 proceedings \u00a0 and, \u00a0 thereafter, \u00a0 final \u00a0 list \u00a0 has \u00a0 been\u00a0<br \/>\nprepared.\u00a0Moreover,\u00a0L.P.G.\u00a0distributorship\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0contract\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0entered\u00a0into\u00a0<br \/>\nbetween \u00a0 the \u00a0 parties \u00a0 and \u00a0 there \u00a0 is \u00a0 no \u00a0 compulsion \u00a0 in \u00a0 the \u00a0 contract \u00a0 and,\u00a0<br \/>\ntherefore,\u00a0the\u00a0petition\u00a0deserves\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Having\u00a0heard\u00a0learned\u00a0counsel\u00a0for\u00a0both\u00a0the\u00a0sides\u00a0and\u00a0looking\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0<br \/>\nfacts\u00a0and\u00a0circumstances\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0case,\u00a0I\u00a0see\u00a0no\u00a0reason\u00a0to\u00a0entertain\u00a0this\u00a0writ\u00a0<br \/>\npetition\u00a0mainly\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0following\u00a0facts\u00a0and\u00a0reasons:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>      (i)\u00a0 \u00a0It\u00a0appears\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0respondents\u00a0had\u00a0published\u00a0an\u00a0advertisement\u00a0<br \/>\n      for\u00a0Liquified\u00a0Petroleum\u00a0Gas\u00a0(L.P.G.)\u00a0distributorship\u00a0on\u00a018th\u00a0 October,\u00a0<br \/>\n      2007\u00a0(Corrigendum\u00a0on\u00a011th\u00a0March,\u00a02008)\u00a0for\u00a0Daltonganj.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>      (ii) \u00a0 It \u00a0 further \u00a0 appears \u00a0 that \u00a0 the \u00a0 interview \u00a0 was \u00a0 conducted \u00a0 on \u00a0 16th\u00a0<br \/>\n      October,\u00a02008\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Interview\u00a0Committee,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0nominated\u00a0by\u00a0<br \/>\n      the\u00a0competent\u00a0authority\u00a0of\u00a0respondent\u00a0no.\u00a01.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>      (iii)\u00a0It\u00a0also\u00a0appears\u00a0 from\u00a0the\u00a0 facts \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0case\u00a0that\u00a0total\u00a0seventeen\u00a0<br \/>\n      candidates,\u00a0including\u00a0the\u00a0petitioner,\u00a0had\u00a0participated\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0interview.\u00a0\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>      (iv)\u00a0The\u00a0first\u00a0candidate\u00a0was\u00a0given\u00a027.7\u00a0marks,\u00a0second\u00a0candidate\u00a0had\u00a0<br \/>\n      secured\u00a026.7\u00a0marks\u00a0and\u00a0third\u00a0candidate\u00a0had\u00a0secured\u00a026.0\u00a0marks\u00a0and\u00a0<br \/>\n      the\u00a0petitioner\u00a0had\u00a0secured\u00a024.9\u00a0marks.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>      (v)\u00a0 \u00a0It\u00a0further\u00a0appears\u00a0that\u00a0as\u00a0per\u00a0the\u00a0policy\u00a0decision\u00a0taken\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0<br \/>\n      respondents, \u00a0 the \u00a0 candidate \u00a0 who \u00a0 had \u00a0 secured \u00a0 less \u00a0 than \u00a0 5% \u00a0 marks,\u00a0<br \/>\n      secured\u00a0 by\u00a0 the \u00a0 first\u00a0 candidate,\u00a0 there \u00a0 names \u00a0 will \u00a0be \u00a0 referred\u00a0 to \u00a0the\u00a0<br \/>\n      Screening \u00a0 Committee \u00a0 for \u00a0 further \u00a0 scrutiny. \u00a0 As \u00a0 the \u00a0 petitioner \u00a0 had\u00a0<br \/>\n      secured\u00a024.9\u00a0marks\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0candidate\u00a0had\u00a0secured\u00a027.7\u00a0marks,\u00a0<br \/>\n      the\u00a0difference\u00a0between\u00a0these\u00a0two\u00a0marks\u00a0is\u00a0approximately\u00a010%\u00a0and,\u00a0<br \/>\n      therefore,\u00a0his\u00a0name\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0referred\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Screening\u00a0Committee\u00a0as\u00a0<br \/>\n      per\u00a0the \u00a0policy\u00a0decision.\u00a0Even\u00a0otherwise\u00a0also,\u00a0once\u00a0the \u00a0decision\u00a0has\u00a0<br \/>\n      been\u00a0taken\u00a0by\u00a0Interview\u00a0Committee,\u00a0this\u00a0Court\u00a0will\u00a0not\u00a0interfere\u00a0in\u00a0<br \/>\n      the\u00a0said\u00a0decision,\u00a0as\u00a0this\u00a0Court\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0sitting\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0appeal\u00a0upon\u00a0the\u00a0<br \/>\n      Interview\u00a0Committee.\u00a0The\u00a0marks\u00a0obtained\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0candidates\u00a0cannot\u00a0<br \/>\n      be\u00a0altered\u00a0\u00a0by\u00a0this\u00a0Court\u00a0in\u00a0exercise\u00a0of\u00a0power\u00a0\u00a0under\u00a0Article\u00a0226\u00a0of\u00a0the<br \/>\n                                            \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00ad3\u00ad<br \/>\n             Constitution \u00a0 of \u00a0 India. \u00a0 The \u00a0 result \u00a0 was \u00a0 also \u00a0 displayed \u00a0 on \u00a0 the \u00a0 notice\u00a0<br \/>\n             board \u00a0 as \u00a0 well \u00a0 as \u00a0 on \u00a0 the \u00a0 website \u00a0 of \u00a0 the \u00a0 Corporation. \u00a0 The \u00a0 marks\u00a0<br \/>\n             obtained\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0petitioner\u00a0are\u00a0much\u00a0lesser\u00a0in\u00a0comparison\u00a0with\u00a0other\u00a0<br \/>\n             candidates \u00a0 and, \u00a0 hence, \u00a0 the \u00a0 petitioner \u00a0 has \u00a0 not \u00a0 been \u00a0 given \u00a0 L.P.G.\u00a0<br \/>\n             distributorship.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>       5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In\u00a0view\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0aforesaid\u00a0facts\u00a0and\u00a0reasons,\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0no\u00a0substance\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0<br \/>\n       writ\u00a0petition\u00a0and,\u00a0hence,\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0is,\u00a0hereby,\u00a0dismissed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>                                                   \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(D.N.\u00a0Patel,\u00a0J.)<br \/>\nAjay\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jharkhand High Court Indradeo Ram vs Indian Oil Corporation Ltd &amp; O on 14 July, 2011 IN\u00a0THE\u00a0HIGH\u00a0COURT\u00a0OF\u00a0JHARKHAND\u00a0AT\u00a0RANCHI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0W.P.\u00a0(C)\u00a0No.\u00a05448\u00a0of\u00a02008 Indradeo\u00a0Ram &#8230;&#8230; Petitioner \u00a0Versus\u00a0 Indian\u00a0Oil\u00a0Corporation\u00a0Limited\u00a0&amp;\u00a0ors. &#8230;&#8230; Respondents \u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad CORAM:\u00a0 HON&#8217;BLE\u00a0MR.\u00a0JUSTICE\u00a0D.N.\u00a0PATEL\u00a0\u00a0 \u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad For\u00a0the\u00a0Petitioner :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Manoj\u00a0Tandon,\u00a0Advocate For\u00a0the\u00a0Respondents :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0M\/s\u00a0V.\u00a0Shivnath,\u00a0Sr.\u00a0Advocate \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.N.\u00a0Gupta,\u00a0Birendra\u00a0Kumar,\u00a0Advocates \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad th 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