Supreme Court of India

B.R. Chowdhury v. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] 1 S.C.R. 520
Bench Shiva Raj V. Patil and D.M. Daharmadhikari JJ.
Decided 15 January 2004

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Dealership-Retail petrol pump-Preference given to unemployed youths-Applicant was given dealership as he was unemployed on the relevant . date-Subsequently, his dealership was cancelled as he was found to be employed during the relevant period although as a trainee-Validity of­ Held: Merely because a person was a trainee it cannot be said that he was not an employee on the relevant date-Hence, applicant's dealership was rig~tly cancelled. The respondent-Corporation invited applications for appointment of a dealer relating to a retail outlet. It was open to all but preference was to be given

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