- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19881 WP No. 5557 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 5557 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: PRASANNA KUMAR V, S/O LATE VENAKTARAMANAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT BHOVIPALYA, OOKURERE POST, TUMKURU - 572 106. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAKSHITH R., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SUBRAMANYA BHAT M.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED, NO. G-9, ALL YAVAR JUNG MARG BANDRA (EAST), MUMBAI 400 051. REPRESENTED BY CHAIRMAN. Digitally signed by SUVARNA T Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19881 WP No. 5557 of 2022 2. DIVISIONAL RETAILS SALES HEAD, INDIAN OIL CORPORATON LTD, DIVSIONAL OFFICE, MYSORE NO. 36/A, FIRST FLOOR, B N ROAD, MYSORE TRADE CENTRE, OPPOSITE: KSRTC BUS STAND, MYSORE – 570 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. NAGARALE SANTOSH SUBHASHCHANDRA.,ADV., FOR R1 & R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE CASE OF THE PETITIONER FROM THE R-1 AND R-2 AND QUASH THE COMMUNICATION DTD 17.02.2022 ISSUED BY THE R-2 VIDE ANNX-J AS THE SAME IS HIGHLY ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL, IRRATIONAL UNREASONABLE AND DIRECT R-1 AND R-2 TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION DTD 24.12.2018 FILED BY THE PETITIONER FOR ALLOTMENT OF DEALERSHIP OF RETAIL OUTLET VIDE ANNX-A UNDER GROUP-1. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19881 WP No. 5557 of 2022 ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed seeking the following prayer: “Wherefore, this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to call for the entire records pertaining to the case of the petitioner from the first and second respondent and grant the following relief; a. Issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ order or direction, quashing the communication bearing No.IOC:Mysore DO:RTI dated 17.02.2022 issued by the 2nd respondent, (Annexure-J) as the same is highly arbitrary, illegal, irrational and unreasonable; b. Issue writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction directing respondent Nos.1 and 2 to consider the application dated 24.12.2018 filed by the petitioner for allotment of dealership of retail outlet, a copy of the same is produced as Annexure-A, under Group-1, in the interst of justice; c. Pass such other order/orders as this Hon’ble Court deems fit to pass in the interest of justice.” 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the primary requirement for allotment of the retail outlet is that the petitioner should be in possession of the land for establishment of the same. At present the petitioner is not having the land. As - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19881 WP No. 5557 of 2022 such he is not pressing the writ petition. Hence, his Cour is passing the following: ORDER i. Accordingly, writ petition is dismissed as not pressed. ii. All pending I.As., in the writ petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE PKN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44