YOGESH WAMAN GAIKWAD vs INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD THROU. ITS MARKETING DIVISION

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2025:BHC-AS:18865-DB 24.wp.2447-2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2447 OF 2025 Yogesh Waman Gaikwad Age: 52 years, Occ: Business R/a B-9/19, Best Rajdoot CHSL, Anil Ubhare Marg, Best Colony, Nr. Bus Depot, Ghatkopar East Mumbai – 400075. … Petitioner Versus Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Through its Marketing Division, Maharashtra State Office And also its Divisional Office Goa Divisional Office (Marketing Division), C-21, Bogda Road, P.O. Harbour, Mormugoa, Goa-403803. .… Respondent **** Mr. S. M. Gorwadkar, Senior Advocate i/b. Mr. Niranjan Mogre, for the Petitioner. Mr. Sunil Gangan a/w Mr. Swapnil Shikhare i/b. RMG Law Associates, for the Respondent. **** CORAM : ALOK ARADHE, CJ & M. S. KARNIK, J. DATE : 22nd APRIL, 2025 JUDGMENT (PER M. S. KARNIK, J.) : 1. The challenge in this Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is to the communication dated 1 st PMB 1 24.wp.2447-2025.odt January 2025. The Respondent - Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (‘IOCL’ for short) rejected the Petitioner’s application/ candidature for petrol pump dealership of IOCL. The Petitioner while filling up the online application form, inadvertently committed a minor clerical/typographical error in typing the last numerical field of Hissa number of the land. Instead of Survey No.34/1/D/2/1, wrongly Survey No.34-1D/2/3 was typed. 2. The advertisement was issued by the IOCL on 20th June 2023. The petitioner submitted the application as an individual in Group 1 category (owner of land) on 14 th September 2023. The draw of lots for selection of applications was scheduled on 25th September 2024. The Petitioner’s candidature was provisionally selected on 26th September 2024. In the second email by IOCL, the Petitioner was asked to r