HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA AGARTALA WP(C)(PIL) No.05 of 2025 1. Sri Khokan Baidya, Son of Lt. Rabindra Kumar Baidya, resident of Kalikapur, Hrishyamukh, PS- Belonia, PO- Hrishyamukh, District- South Tripura, Pin-799156; 2. Sri Samir Sen, Son of Lt. Jagabandhu Sen, resident of Haripur, PO- Hrishyamukh, PS- Belonia, District-South Tripura, Pin-799156; 3. Sri Amal Baidya, Son of Lt. Baran Baidya, resident of Ramnagar, PS- Belonia, PO-Hrihyamukh, District- South Tripura, Pin- 799156; .........Petitioner(s) Versus 1. Union of India, represented by its Secretary, Petroleum and Natural Gas Commission, New Delhi, Shastri Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001; 2. The Chief Vigilance Officer, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, (HPCL) Mumbai, Petroleum House, 17, Jamshedji Tata Road, Churchgate, Mumbai-400020; 3. The Joint Chief Controller of Explosives, East Circle Office, Kolkata, 8, Esplanade East, 1st Floor, Sido Kanhu Dahar, Chowr, Esplanade, Kolkata-700069; 4. The Territorial Manager (Retail), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, (HPCL), C/O Hitendra Das Complex, 2nd Floor, Janapath, G.S.Road, Ulobari, Guwahati, Pin-781007; 5. Shri Shib Sankar Majumder, S/O Lt. Jogendra Majumder, resident of Ramnagar, P.S- Belonia, P.O- Hrishyamukh, District, South Tripura, Pin- 799156; .........Respondent(s) For Petitioner (s) : Mr. Debasish Datta, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Bidyut Majumder, Dy. S.G.I. HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. APARESH KUMAR SINGH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BISWAJIT PALIT Order 10/07/2025 Heard Mr. Debasish Datta, learned counsel appears for the petitioners and Mr. Bidyut Majumder, learned Deputy S.G.I. appears for the respondent No.1-Union of India. The instant writ petition has been preferred by the petitioners claiming to be public-spirited citizens of South Tripura District with the following prayers: “Under the afore stated premises, it is humbly prayed that Your Lordships may be graciously pleased to admit this PIL Petition, call for the records and issue Rule calling upon the Respondent Authorities to show cause as to why, a Writ in the nature of Mandamus and/or Certiorari and/ or any other Writ, direction or Order of the like nature be not issued directing the Respondent Authorities to cancel the allotment of Retail Outlet at Hrishyamukh, Belonia, Tripura (S) in favour of Respondent No. 5 in the interest of the public at large after declaring the same to be illegal and against the interest of the public of that area and after hearing the parties, be further pleased to make the Rule absolute and/ or pass such further or other Order (s) as Your Lordships may deem fit and proper. -AND- Pending disposal of the instant PIL petition, Your Lordships may be further pleased to stay all further works undertaken by Respondent No.5 towards establishment of the Retail Outlet at Hrishyamukh, Belonia, South Tripura on the strength of the allotment order issued by Respondent No. 4. AND For this act of kindness, the Petitioners, as in duty bound, shall ever pray.” The writ petition, however, lacks necessary material details. Therefore, Mr. Debasish Datta, learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks to withdraw the instant writ petition with liberty to file a fresh petition. Accordingly, as prayed for, the instant petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of. (BISWAJIT PALIT), J (APARESH KUMAR SINGH), CJ Munna MUNNA SAHA Digitally signed by MUNNA SAHA Date: 2025.07.11 18:15:16 +05'30'