Mukund Swarup Mishra v. Union of India (SC) BS192216
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Before:- C. K. Thakker and R. V. Raveendran, JJ.

Transferred Case No.100 of 2002. D/d. 7.11.2008.

Mukund Swarup Mishra - Petitioner

Versus

Union of India & Ors. - Respondents

With

T.C. Nos. 101 to 108 of 2002, T.C. No.57 of 2006, SLP (C)No.11556/2002, SLP (C) No.11568/2002 and SLP (C) No.1394/2003.

Constitution of India, 1950, Article 136 - Allotment, distributorship and dealership in respect of LPG Irregularities - Political Patronage attributed as per newspaper report in grant of - Newspapers alleging irregularities in allotment of retail outlets, LPG distributorship and SKO-LDO dealership by Selection of relatives of Political functionaries - Supreme Court appointed Committee to examine cases involving irregularities mentioned in news reports and submit its report - Committee considered 409 cases - In 297 cases selection and allotments were not on merits - Objections to the said report raised by several allottees were rejected - Cases relating to several States disposed of by accepting the findings of committee - However in borderline cases where two views were possible, allotments in their favour were not disturbed wherever the Committee has not approved the allotment as not being on merits and allottees have not filed objections to said report or filed belated objections, the non-approval of allotment are upheld.

[Paras 1, 2, 3, 6 and 11]

Cases Referred :-

Onkar Lal Bajaj v. Union of India, 2003 (2) SCC 673.

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:

2. The said order resulted in the cancellation of 3760 merit panels prepared by Dealer Selection Boards including 2248 cases where agreements had been entered between the oil companies and the selected allottees and dealerships/distributorship had become operational. The said order was challenged by several allottees in different High Courts. All those writ petitions were transferred to this Court and they were disposed of (except these cases) by order dated 20.12.2002 (reported in Onkar Lal Bajaj v. Union of India - 2003 (2) SCC 673). By the said judgment, this Court quashed the order dated 9.8.2002 except in regard to 413 cases which were named in the newspapers as cases involving irregularities. This Court appointed a Committee comprising Mr. Justice S.C. Agrawal, a retired Judge of this Court and Mr. Justice P.K. Bahri, a retired Judge of Delhi High Court to examine the said 413 cases and submit its report. This Court instructed the Committee that if on a preliminary examination of the facts and records, it formed an opinion that the allotment was made on merits and not as a result of political connection or patronage or other extraneous considerations, it would be open to the Committee not to proceed with the probe in detail. This Court postponed the consideration of those cases, till receipt of the report of the Committee.

3. The Committee issued notices to the concerned parties, sought responses, gave due opportunity of hearing, considered the material produced and submitted a detailed report. In all there were 417 cases (413 cases plus 4 missing cases which were subsequently traced) before the Committee. Out of 417 cases, three were found to be repetitions. Five cases were pending consideration in court. The Committee therefore considered the remaining 409 cases. It opined that in 297 cases, the selections and allotments were not on merits and were as a result of political connection/patronage and/or extraneous consideration. In the remaining 112 cases, the Committee was of the opinion that the selection and allotments were made on merit and did not call for interference.

4. Several allottees filed objections to the Committee report and prayed for its rejection. This Court by judgment dated 12.1.2007 rejected the objections to the said report with the following observations :

By the said judgment, this Court also considered and disposed of the cases relating to States of Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh,Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana. Cases of other States were adjourned for hearing. The cases relating to other States have subsequently been heard individually and they are being disposed of by this order.

Madhya Pradesh :

5. In regard to the State of Madhya Pradesh, 29 cases were referred to the Committee. In 8 cases the Committee found that the allotment was on merits and approved them. It found that the selection and allotment in the remaining 21 cases was not on merit. Out of the said 21 cases, 15 allottees have filed applications objecting to the findings of the Committee.Remaining 6 allottees have not challenged the findings of the Committee.We have examined the 15 cases where objections have been filed by way of applications.

5.1) In regard to the following 13 cases, we accept the findings of the Committee that the allotments were not on merits, for the reasons recorded in the report and uphold their cancellation :

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)

The remaining two cases [Trivendi Devi (Case No.211/MP/2003 -LPG/Ichhawar) and Smt. Rohit Samant (Case No.221/MP/2003 -LPG/Harsud)] were borderline cases, where two views were possible. In view of it, the allotments in their favour are not disturbed. We therefore allow their applications and set aside the cancellation of their allotment.Bihar :

6. In regard to the State of Bihar, 32 cases were referred to the Committee. In 6 cases the Committee found that the allotment was on merits and approved them. In the remaining 26 cases, the Committee found that the allotments were not on merit. Out of those 26 cases, 20 allottees have filed applications objecting to the findings of the Committee. Two applications have been filed by non-allottees and they are rejected as not maintainable. We have examined the 20 cases where objections have been filed.

6.1) In regard to the following 11 cases, we accept the findings of the Committee that the allotments were not on merits, for the reasons recorded in the report and uphold their cancellation :

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

6.2) In the following 8 cases, no political connection was found or even if there was some political connection, they were borderline cases where two views were possible :

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

We therefore allow their applications and set aside the cancellation of allotment.

6.3) In the case of Bimal Kumar Jain (Case No.173/Bihar/2003 - RO/Budhmarg), we are informed that a civil case (Title Suit No.106/2001), a criminal proceedings and SLP(c) No.14339/2004 are pending. In view of the above, we do not propose to decide the said case. The validity of the allotment will have to be decided in the pending proceedings.

Andhra Pradesh :

7. In regard to the State of Andhra Pradesh, 44 cases were referred to the Committee. In 19 cases the Committee found that the allotments were on merits and approved them. One case was not considered on account of pendency of court proceedings. In 24 cases, allotment was found to be not on merit. Out of said 24 cases, 20 allottees have filed applications objecting to the findings of the Committee. Subsequently, in one case --C.H. Jayashree (Case No.369/AP/2003), the objection to the Committee's report was withdrawn. Other four have not challenged the findings of the Committee. Three non-allottees have filed applications and they are rejected as not maintainable. We have examined the 20 cases where objections have been filed by way of applications.

7.1) In regard to the following 11 cases, we accept the findings of the Committee that the allotments were not on merits, for the reasons recorded in the report and uphold their cancellation:

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)

7.2) In the following nine cases, no political connection was found or even if some political connection was found, they were borderline cases where two views are possible:

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)

We therefore allow their applications and set aside the cancellation of allotment.

7.3) We may notice here that in the case of A.Chandrashekhar Rao (Case No.370/AP/2003), the Committee did not find any political connection. But it found that there were errors in aggregating the marks.In regard to the selected candidate A. Chandrashekhar Rao, the Chairman,and Members 1 and 2 had awarded 65, 62 and 58 marks respectively, the grand total being 185. But there was mistake in totalling the marks allotted by Members 1 and 2. The total of marks awarded by Member was 42 and total of the marks awarded by Member 2 was 60. Thus the grand total was 167 marks instead of 185 in the case of A. Chandrashekar Rao. In regard to M. Praveen placed second in the panel, the Chairman,Members 1 and 2 had awarded marks of 55, 52 and 55, the grant total being 162. While the totalling of marks allotted by the Chairman and Member 1 was correct, there was a mistake in totalling the marks allotted by Member 2. It ought to have been 65. When that is corrected, the grand total of the marks of M. Praveen would be 172 instead of 162. In the case of Gampa Srinivas Gupta placed third in the panel, the Committee found that the Chairman, Members 1 and 2 had allotted 47, 56 and 51, the grand total being 154. The total marks awarded by Chairman should have been 43 instead of 47 and consequently the grand total would be 150 instead of 154. It would thus be seen that the person getting the highest marks would be M.Praveen with 172 marks as against Dr. A.Chandrashekhar Rao who was shown as selected but who secured only 167. In view of the above, the Committee found that the allottee A.Chandrashekhar Rao was not the first candidate and should not have been recommended for allotment. As this is a case of mistaken calculation, it is open to the allottee A. Chandrashekhar Rao, if he is so advised, to seek return of possession of the land as a consequence of cancellation.

Karnataka :

8. In regard to the State of Karnataka, 24 cases were referred to the Committee. In 2 cases the Committee found that the allotments were on merits and approved them. In remaining 22 cases, allotments were found to be not on merit. Out of the said 22 cases, 18 allottees have filed applications objecting to the findings of the Committee. Remaining four have not challenged the findings of the Committee. One non-allottee has filed an application which is rejected as not maintainable. We have examined 18 cases where objections have been filed by way of applications.

8.1) In regard to the following sixteen cases, we accept the findings of the Committee that the allotments were not on merits, for the reasons recorded in the report, and uphold their cancellation :

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

8.2) In the following two cases, no political connection was found or even if some political connection was found, they were borderline cases,where two views are possible:

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)

We therefore allow their applications and set aside the cancellation of the allotments.

Maharashtra :

9. In regard to the State of Maharashtra, 74 cases were referred to the Committee. In 21 cases the Committee found that the allotments were on merits and approved them. In remaining 53 cases, allotments were not approved as the Committee found that they were not made on merits. Out of the 53 cases, 30 allottees have filed applications objecting to the findings of the Committee. Two applications have been filed by non-allottees and they are rejected as not maintainable. We have examined the cases where objections have been filed by way of applications.

9.1) In regard to the following 22 cases, we accept the findings of the Committee that the allotments were not on merits, for the reasons recorded in the report and uphold their cancellation:

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

9.2) In the following eight cases, no political connection was found or even if some political connection was found, they were borderline cases,where two views are possible:

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

We therefore allow their applications and set aside the cancellation of allotments.

9.3) It should be noted that in the case of Kiran J. Kasat (Case No. 324/Mah./2003) the allotment was challenged by the third candidate in the panel in W.P. No.1084/2002 before the Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court which has been transferred to this Court and renumbered as Transferred Case No.57/2006. The Committee has considered the case in detail and upheld the allotment. We accept the Committee's finding and consequently reject the challenge in T.C.No.57/2006.

Uttar Pradesh :

10. In regard to the State of Uttar Pradesh, 43 cases were referred to the Committee. In 9 cases the Committee found that the allotments were on merits and approved them. It did not consider one case as it was subject matter of a court proceedings. In the remaining 33 cases, the Committee found that the allotment was not on merit. Out of said 33 cases, 29 allottees have filed applications objecting to the findings of the Committee. There are 14 applications by non-allottees and they are rejected as not maintainable. We have examined the 29 cases where objections have been filed by way of applications.

10.1) In regard to the following twenty cases, we accept the findings of the Committee that the allotments were not on merits, for the reasons recorded in the report and uphold their cancellation :

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)

In the following nine cases, no political connection was found or even if there was some political connection, they were borderline cases where two views are possible.

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

We therefore allow the above nine applications and set aside the cancellation of allotments.

11. The Committee's report in regard to other cases is accepted. The approval by the Committee in respect of 112 allotments is accepted and consequently, the cancelling of allotments in those cases is set aside.Wherever the Committee has not approved the allotment as not being on merits, and the allottees have not filed objections to the Committee's report or filed objections belatedly (which were not accepted), the non-approval of selection/allotment are upheld.

12. The four public sector oil companies (IOCL, BPCL, HPCL and IBPCL) shall take appropriate consequential action. T.C. Nos.100 to 108 of 2002 and T.C. No.57 of 2006 are disposed of accordingly.

13. Before parting with the matter, we wish to place on record, our appreciation for the excellent assistance rendered by Mr. Gopal Subramanium, amicus curiae (and the band of young advocates who assisted him) by thorough preparation and presentation of the facts of the individual cases. The four petroleum companies shall remunerate him appropriately, having regard to the enormous workload undertaken by him.

SLP [C] Nos.11556 and 11568 of 2002 :

These SLPs by the Indian Oil Corporation and by the allottee (Anurag Singh Thakur) of retail outlet at Mand, District Jallandhar, challenge the judgment dated 21.3.2002 of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, setting aside the selection in a writ petition filed by one Manjit Singh Virk.These SLPs are ordered to be de-linked and heard separately.

SLP [C] No.1394 of 2003 :

This SLP by a non-allottee challenging the allotment in favour of one Manoj Kumar S. Navale, is ordered to be de-linked and heard separately.

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