Union of India & Ors. - Respondents
JUDGMENT
R. V. Raveendran, J. - The Indian Express in its issues dated 2nd to 5th August, 2002 carried news reports alleging irregularities in allotment of Retail Outlets,LPG distributorship and SKO-LDO dealerships, by selection of relatives/associates of political functionaries. Questions were also raised in the Parliament in regard to the alleged irregularities. In view of the said controversy, on a review on 5.8.2002, the Prime Minister of India directed the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to initiate steps to cancel all allotments made on the basis of recommendations of Dealer Selection Boards from January, 2000 till that date. In pursuance of it, a formal order dated 9.8.2002 was issued by the Government of India,Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, cancelling all allotments made in regard to the retail outlets, LPG distributorship and SKO - LDO dealerships on the recommendations of the Dealer Selection Boards since 1.1.2000. The relevant portion of the said order reads thus:S. No. | Case No. | Name of allottee Product Location |
1. | 207/MP/2003 | Saket Sharma (LPG - Biora) |
2. | 213/MP/2003 | Smt. Saroj Singh (LPG-Shahpur) Chauhan |
3. | 216/MP/2003 | Mukesh Singh (LPG-Mungaoli) |
4. | 219/MP/2003 | Devender Kumar Verma R/O Narmada Nagar |
5. | 220/MP/2003 | Rajender Kumar Jain (LPG/Garoth) |
6. | 222/MP/2003 | Smt. Anita Gupta (LPG/Khilchipur) |
7. | 224/MP/2003 | Yogesh Khandelwal (LPG/Budni) |
8. | 225/MP/2003 | Vijay Pratap Singh (LPG/Datia) Parihar |
9. | 227/MP/2003 | Anita Raghuvanshi (LPG/Isagarh) |
10. | 228/MP/2003 | Pradeep Kumar Kankar (LPG/Bhind) |
11. | 230/MP/2003 | Gopal Parmer (LPG/Agar) |
12. | 232/MP/2003 | Deepal Kumar Agarwal (RO/Asirgarh) |
13. | 235/MP/2003 | Smt. Sudha Aggarwal (RO/Shivpuri) |
S. No. | Case No. | Name allottee Product/Location |
1. | 165/Bihar/20 | Nitu Prasad (LPG - Pachrukha) 03 |
2. | 167/Bihar/20 | Ashok Kumar Yadav (LPG-Narpatganj 03 |
3. | 168/Bihar/20 | Pushpa Lata (LPG - Sonbarsa)03 |
4. | 170/Bihar/20 | Hiran Kumari (RO - Ramgarh Bazar)03 |
5. | 174/Bihar/20 | Neelam Kumari (SKO/LDO- Waris Nagar)03 |
6. | 176/Bihar/20 | Raj Kumar Singh (RO - Videswar)03 |
7. | 177/Bihar/20 | Krishna Yadav (RO/Karuamore)03 |
8. | 180/Bihar/20 | Kameshwar Prasad Singh (LPG-Bihiya)03 |
9. | 186/Bihar/20 | Radha Krishan Prasad (LPG-Bakhri)03 |
10. | 190/Bihar/20 | Aarti Kumari (RO/Fatuwah) 03 |
11. | 192/Bihar/20 | Nitin Kumar (RO/Bihta)03 |
S.No | Case No. | Name of allottee Product/Location |
1. | 166/Bihar/200 | Shiv Shankar (RO - Benipur) 3 |
2. | 171/Bihar/200 | Dr. Usha Viyarthi (RO - Datiyana)3 |
3. | 182/Bihar/200 | Sarita.Singh (LPG - Arrah)3 |
4. | 183/Bihar/200 | Aditya Kumar (RO - Punpun)3 |
5. | 184/Bihar/200 | Bikash Prasad Singh (RO - Khaira)3 |
6. | 189/Bihar/200 | Vijay Kumar (RO - Lauriya)3 |
7. | 191/Bihar/200 | Kameshwar Chaupal (RO - Bihta) 3 |
8. | 193/Bihar/200 | Raju Raj (RO - Nawadah Town)3 |
S.No. | Case No. | Name of allottee Product Location No |
1. | 340/AP/2003 | G.Srinivas Rao (R/O Sadashivpet) |
2. | 341/AP/2003 | K. Anil Reddy (LPG-Parigi) |
3. | 343/AP/2003 | V. Arun Kumar (R/O Nalgonda) |
4. | 345/AP/2003 | Chada Sunita Devi (R/O Hanamkarda) |
5. | 348/AP/2003 | Saraswati (R/O Torrur) |
6. | 350/AP/2003 | G. Nagaraju (R/O Parvathgiri) |
7. | 365/AP/2003 | S.Malla Reddy (R/O Bowenpally-Kompally) |
8. | 366/AP/2003 | N. Sailaja (R/O Habsiguda) |
9. | 369/AP/2003 | C.H. Jayashree (RO/Warrangal) |
10. | 370/AP/2003 | A. Chandrashekar Rao (RO/Vemulawada) |
11. | 375/AP/2003 | A. Jayapal (R/O Karimnagar) |
S.No. | Case No. | Name of allottee Product Location |
1. | 335/AP/20 | B.Sujatha (RO - Ghanpur Road) 03 |
2. | 338/AP/20 | M.Shailaja (LPG - Devarkanda) 03 |
3. | 346/AP/20 | B P Pushpa Lata (RO/Miyanpur) 03 |
4. | 347/AP/20 | J.Sunanda Yadav (RO/Patencheru) 03 |
5. | 354/AP/20 | N.Renuka (RO/Hayath Nagar NH-9) 03 |
6. | 355/AP/20 | Deendayal Rao (LPG - Karim Nagar)03 |
7. | 358/AP/20 | G.Mahendra (RO/Bhainsa Town) 03 Reddy |
8. | 364/AP/20 | Ramagaliah (RO/Bachannapet)03 Anjaiah |
9. | 372/AP/20 | Kethavat Bheeiya (RO/Venkateshwar Nagar, 03 Nalgonda) |
S.No. | Case No. | Name of allottee Product/ Location |
1. | 387/Kar./200 | Suchitra S. Patwardhan (LPG - Kagwad) 3 |
2. | 388/Kar./200 | Srikant S. Katwe (LPG - Hubli)3 |
3. | 389/Kar./200 | K V Swaroop (LPG - Chintamani) 3 |
4. | 390/Kar./200 | D N Jeevaraju (RO/Jayapura, Chickmaglur)3 |
5. | 391/Kar./200 | A. Sasikala (LPG - Mysore) 3 |
6. | 392/Kar./200 | Mohan S Shettar (RO/Hubli) 3 |
7. | 393/Kar./200 | D.Savitri (RO/Basavakalyan) 3 |
8. | 395/Kar./200 | C.Munikrishna (RO/Bangalore Urban)3 |
9. | 396/Kar./200 | B V Rajshekhar Reddy (LPG - Dommasandra)3 |
10. | 398/Kar./200 | S.Manjula (RO/Chikkasanna Cross 3 Bangalore) |
11. | 399/Kar./200 | Sunil Venkatesh Hegde (LPG - Dandeli)3 |
12. | 400/Kar./200 | Parvatamma (RO/Sirwar, Raichur)3 |
13. | 405/Kar./200 | S. Prakash (RO/Bangalore Urban-II)3 |
14. | 406/Kar./200 | B J Shantamma (LPG - Anekal)3 |
15. | 408/Kar/200 | Bharathi Shetty (RO/Soraba)3 |
16. | 410/Kar./200 | Shobha Lakshmipati (RO/Jala Hobli Bangalore) 3 |
S.No | Case No. | Name of allottee Product/Location |
1. | 394/Kar/2003 | S.A. Mahesh (LPG Mysore) |
2. | 407/Kar/2003 | Hegde Nagapati Anant (RO/Gullapur, UK) |
S.No. | Case No | Name of allottee Product/Location |
1. | 259/Mah./20 | Jayant P. Dandekar (RO/Safale, Thane) 03 |
2. | 261/Mah./20 | Shivish Bhandudas Kirad (LPG - Hadispur, Pune) 03 |
3. | 265/Mah./20 | Manoj K Dhore (LPG - Pimpri, Pune) 03 |
4. | 271/Mah./20 | Anirudha Vasant Pujari (LPG - Sangola, Solapur)03 |
5. | 272/Mah./20 | Sarala Shivaji Rao (RO/Khandvi, Solapur)03 |
6. | 275/Mah./20 | Vijia S. Sancheti (LPG-Lonar/Buidhana)03 |
7. | 276/Mah./20 | Hitender G.Ahir (RO/ Ghughus, 03 Chandrapur) |
8. | 278/Mah./20 | Sapra Sudhi Mangantiwar (LPG/ Ballarpur, 03 Chandrapur) |
9. | 280/Mah./20 | V K Nakade (LPG - Chimur, 03 Chandrapur) |
10. | 283/Mah./20 | Girish Navnath Avhad (RO/Wagholi, Pune)03 |
11. | 288/Mah./20 | Milind H. Deshpande (LPG - Sholapur)03 |
12. | 293/Mah./20 | Anasuya R. Kamath (RO/Mumbai) 03 |
13. | 295/Mah./20 | Savita S Jadhao (SKO - LDO Washim)03 |
14. | 298/Mah./20 | Vishwanath R Dange (RO/Palus, Sangli) 03 |
15. | 305/Mah./20 | Prashant D.Mahajan (RO/Maltekdi, Amravati) 03 |
16. | 310/Mah./20 | Bala Saheb Mahadeo (LPG - Bhum, Osmanabad) 03 K.Shirsagar |
17. | 311/Mah./20 | Vikram Ganpatrao (RO/Latur)03 Gojamgunde |
18. | 312/Mah./20 | Anita O.Pande (RO/Hingria Road, Nagpur) 03 |
19. | 313/Mah./20 | Prasanna P. Paturkar (LPG - Amravati-A) 03 |
20. | 321/Mah./20 | Jyoti Pradeep Kendre (RO/Ambajogal, Beed)03 |
21. | 325/Mah./20 | Dhananjay Pandit Rao (RO/Shirur, Beed) 03 Munde |
22. | 332/Mah./20 | Swapnil R. Khanorkar (LPG - Bhandara) 03 |
S. No. | Case No. | Name of allotte Product/Location No |
1. | 264/Mah./20 | Ravindra Babu Rao (LPG Bidkin, Aurangabad) 03 Yedke |
2. | 269/Mah./20 | Amit Bhagwant Rao (SKO - LDO Aurangabad) 03 Sude |
3. | 270/Mah./20 | Sachin Shankar Rao (LPG - Hadaspur, Pune) 03 Yadav |
4. | 284/Mah./20 | Shailendra D. Tupe (SKO-LDO Velhe Taluk 03 Pune) |
5. | 286/Mah./20 | Sunil M. Gudhe (SKO-LDO Anjangaon 03 Amravati) |
6. | 291/Mah./20 | Mukund N Kulkarni (RO/Palm Beach, Nerul 03 Thane) |
7. | 316/Mah./20 | Yogesh Dilip Godambe (RO/Wadala, Mumbai) 03 |
8. | 324/Mah./20 | Kiran J. Kasat (RO/Bramhawadi, Beed) 03 |
S.No. | Case No. | Name of allottee Product/Location |
1. | 120/UP/2003 | Kamlesh Kumar (RO/Mangudila Shauraha, Ambedkar Nagar) |
2. | 121/UP/2003 | Anant Ram (RO/Kumarganj, Faizabad) Jaiswal |
3. | 122/UP/2003 | Shashibala Bharti (RO/Memura) |
4. | 123/UP/2003 | Anil Kumar Misra (RO/Amity Bus Stand, Sultanpur) |
5. | 124/UP/2003 | Purnima Verma (RO/Sidhauli, Sitapur) |
6. | 125/UP/2003 | Umakant Misra (LPG - Fatehpur, Barabanki) |
7. | 126/UP/2003 | Geeta Pandey (LPG - Azamgarh) |
8. | 128/UP/2003 | Balchandra (LPG - Kabrai, Mahoba) |
9. | 129/UP/2003 | Arpna Misra (RO/Itaunja, Lucknow) |
10. | 133/UP/2003 | Manoj Bhan Singh (LPG - Orai, Jalaun) Verma |
11. | 136/UP/2003 | Ratan Lal Ahirwar (RO/Baruasagar, Jhansi) |
12. | 139/UP/2003 | Ram Adhar (LPG - Faizabad) |
13. | 140/UP/2003 | Ritesh Kumar (LPG - Dariyabed, Barabanki) Singh |
14. | 141/UP/2003 | Asish Kumar (RO/Karebhar, Sultanpur) Tripathi |
15. | 142/UP/2003 | Vandana (RO/Zaidpur, Barabanki) |
16. | 149/UP/2003 | Geeta Dwivedi (RO/Narayani, Banda) |
17. | 152/UP/2003 | Kameshwar Singh (LPG - Rudrapur, Deoria) |
18. | 155/UP/2003 | Rani Shahi (RO/Tamkuhiraj Khushi Nagar) |
19. | 158/UP/2003 | Munni Gupta (RO/Beberu, Banda) |
20. | 161/UP/2003 | Pratibha Tripathi (RO/Jahanganj, Farrukhabad) |
S.No | Case No. | Name of allottee Product Location |
1. | 127/UP/20 | Manisha Singh (RO/Balia) 03 |
2. | 130/UP/20 | Alok Kumar Verma (LPG - Chhibramau, Kannauj) 03 |
3. | 131/UP/20 | Suman Devi (RO/ Mehandipur, Barabanki) 03 |
4. | 134/UP/20 | Baij Nath Rawat (RO/Nai Sadak Tiraha 03 Barabanki) |
5. | 137/UP/20 | Poonam Singh (LPG - Nanpura, Bahraich) 03 Chaudhary |
6. | 145/UP/20 | Chandramani Kant (LPG - Bhinga, Shrawasti) 03 Singh |
7. | 146/UP/20 | Ram Kumar Verma (RO/Barbar Town, Lakhimpur 03 Kheri) |
8. | 151/UP/20 | Anand Kumar (RO/Chilwaria, Bahraich) 03 |
9. | 157/UP/20 | Saroj Agnihotri (RO/Jhansi Town) 03 |