PATNA, India, Oct. 3 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Sept. 3:

1.The petitioner has filed the instant application for the following reliefs:

" (I) For quashing the letter dated-12- 07-2018 (Annexuer-6) issued by the Chief Area Manager, Indane Area Office, Begusari by which candidature of the petitioner for award of L.P.G. distributorships for the location Bandhera, District Khagaria under (S.C.category) has been rejected and the amount of Rs. 20,000/- deposited by the petitioner has been forfeited. (ii) For a direction to respondent concerned to consider the case of the petitioner for L.P.G distributorships for the location Bandhera under the District of Khagaria by ignoring the clerical mistake committed by the deed writer with respect of area of the land offered by the petitioner for construction of Godown.

(iii) For direction to respondent to physically verify the area of the land offered by the petitioner for the Godwon after its measurement. (iv) For any after relief for which petitioner deemed be entitle by this Hon'ble Court."

2.The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that pursuant to an advertisement dated 17- 18.06.2017, the petitioner had applied for selection as Gramin LPG Distributor of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (hereinafter called as IOCL) at Location: Bundhera, Gram Panchayat Bundhera, Block Parwatta, District Khagaria. Thereafter, the petitioner was declared a successful candidate in the draw of lots by the IOCL. As directed by the IOCL, she submitted all requisite documents for Field Verification of Credential (hereinafter called as FVC) and deposited Rs. 20,000/-.

3.It is further submitted that the petitioner's candidature was rejected by the respondents vide letter dated 12.07.2018 (Annexure-6), solely on the ground that the offered land was inadequate, as per Appendix P1A prepared by the FVC committee for the godown.

4.The Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that there was a misunderstanding regarding the size of the land offered. The respondents treated the land as inadequate (less than the required 26 M x 21 M), and directed the petitioner to arrange an alternate land vide letter dated 15.06.2018. In response, the petitioner submitted a representation requesting for remeasurement of the land, stating that the land offered by her was adequate but due to a clerical mistake in the deed the area was mentioned as 3 katha 5 dhur 13 decimals, although the deed also mentioned the correct dimensions (26 M x 21 M) which met the requirements.

5.It is further submitted that the petitioner's representation was not considered, and without re-measurement, her candidature was rejected and the amount depoisted was forfeited vide letter dated 12.07.2018.

6. It was submitted that the respondents committed gross mistake by not taking any step for re-measurement of the land and rejecting the candidature only on frivolous grounds.

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