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1. Heard the learned Senior Counsel for the parties. Leave granted.
2. The correctness of the common judgment and order dated 6-4-2011
e passed in Hindus tan Petroleum Corpn. Ltd. v. Abhishek Kumarl by the Division
Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Patna is under challenge in these civil
appeals by the appellant. Questioning the correctness and legality of the said
common judgment, it is prayed to set aside the same by allowing the appeals
and restore the judgment and order passed in Rameshwar Prasad Chaudhary
v. Hindustan Petroleum Corpn. Ltd.2
t 3. The relevant brief facts are as under: the appellant pursuant to the
advertisement made by Hindustan Petroleum Corpn. Ltd. (in short "HPCL")
invited applications for awarding LPG distributorship of 13 locations including
one, namely, Hajipur. The appellant herein submitted the application along with
other applicants including Respondent 7 and the appellant Rarneshwar Prasad
Choudhary in the connected civil appeals arising out of Special Leave Petitions
g Nos. 19648-49 of 2012. Interviews were held on 28-3-2008 and results were
declared on 29-3-2008 and the appellant has been empanelled at Sl. No. 1 in
the merit panel on the basis of evaluation of all aspects which were required
to be considered and the appellant was selected as a successful candidate for
awarding LPG distributorship by HPCL.
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1 2011 SCC OnLine Pat 646
2 CWJC No. 11413 of2009, order dated 25-2-2010 (Pat)
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