- (1.) Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner Sri Mohd. Naseerullah and Sri Rakesh Pandey for the Corporation.
(2.) The Petitioner, who is an applicant for Retail Outlet Dealership at Saifabad, Tehsil Patti, District Pratapgarh, is aggrieved by an order passed by the General Manager of the Corporation on 29.7.09, by means of which, his candidature has been rejected under the physically handicapped category.
(3.) On advertisement being issued for the present location at Saifabad, Teshil Patti, District Pratapgarh, the Petitioner along with several other persons had applied for the outlet. A total number of ten candidates appeared for the interview and a merit panel was prepared, which showed the name of the Petitioner at Serial No. 1, and the name of Satya Narayan Shukla and Surya Narayan Gupta at Serial Nos. 2 and 3 respectively. Subsequently, complaints were received and investigations were made and in the meantime, one Siddharth Singh filed a writ petition at Allahabad, bearing No. 51752 of 2005, which was disposed of vide order dated 25.7.05, directing the District Magistrate, Pratapgarh to make an enquiry regarding the genuineness of the certificates submitted by the empanelled candidates.;