- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:54 WP No. 16956 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 16956 OF 2021 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: M/S.SHIVA PRASAD FUELS AND SERVICES INDIAN OIL DEALERS, NH-17, THEKKATTE, KUNDAPUR TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-576 231, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING WORKING PARTNER, SRI. T.GURUPRASAD HATWAR, S/O T.RAGHAVENDRA HATWAR, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJASHEKAR.S., ADVOCATE) AND: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED, MARKETING DIVISION, KARNATAKA STATE OFFICE, "INDIAN OIL BHAVAN", NO.29, P.KALINGA RAO ROAD, BENGALURU-560 027, REPRESENTED BY ITS SENIOR DIVISION RETAIL SALES MANAGER. …RESPONDENT (SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. Digitally signed by THEJASKUMAR N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:54 WP No. 16956 of 2021 THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Rajashekar.S., counsel for the petitioner has appeared in person. 2. An emergent notice to the respondent was ordered on 17.09.2021. A perusal of the office note depicts that the respondent is served and unrepresented. The respondent has neither engaged the services of an advocate nor conducted the case as a party in person. 3. The captioned Writ petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to consider the application submitted by the petitioner on 28.06.2021 vide Annexure-A. 4. Counsel Sri.Rajashekar.S., submits that a direction may be issued to the respondent to consider the application submitted by the petitioner on 28.06.2021. The oral submission made by counsel for the petitioner is placed on record. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:54 WP No. 16956 of 2021 5. A Mandamus is ordered directing the respondent to consider the application dated 28.06.2021 submitted by the petitioner vide Annexure-A in accordance with the law, if not considered as of today within eight weeks from the receipt of the certified copy of this order. 6. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. This Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE TKN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 11