- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14688 WP No. 5942 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 5942 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SMT POOJA B S W/O GIRISH L, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT # 112, MALLIKARJUNA NILAYA, B H ROAD, LOWER HUTHA, BHADRAVATI 577301, DISTRICT SHIVAMOGGA 577301. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HALLUR SHIVAYOGI BASAVARAJ., ADVOCATE - VC) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS, NEW DELHI 110001 R/BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. CHIEF AREA MANAGER INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD, MARKETING DIVISION, INDANE AREA OFFICE 4TH FLOOR UNITY BUILDING, JCW ROAD, BENGALURU 560002 Digitally signed by SUVARNA T Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14688 WP No. 5942 of 2022 3. THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD, MARKETING DIVISION, INDANE AREA OFFICE 4TH FLOOR UNITY BUILDING, JCW ROAD, BENGALURU 560002 4. SMT CHAITRA H V W/O N V CHETHAN, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT JAYANAGAR, 2ND CROSS, SUMUKHA ROAD, CHIKMAGALUR 577101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARSHA P. BANAD, ADVOCATE FOR R1) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 3 TO LOOK INTO THE DOCUMENTS FURNISHED BY THE R-4 AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST R-4 VIDE ANNEXURE-C AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14688 WP No. 5942 of 2022 ORAL ORDER The Writ Petition is filed seeking following prayers - a) Direct respondents no.1 to 3 to look into the documents furnished by the 4th respondent and to take appropriate action against respondent no.4, vide Annexure-C; b) Direct respondents no.1 to 3 to re-consider the application of the petitioner for selection of distributorship, vide Annexure-A; c) Direct respondents no.1 to 3 to cancel the allotment and distributorship of the 4th respondent for not complying with the criteria of the guidelines for the allotment of distributorship, vide Annexure-B. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that respondents no.1 to 3 have considered the application of the petitioner. Hence, nothing further survives for consideration in this Writ Petition. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. 4. All pending IAs., if any, shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9