JUDGMENT :

Abhay Manohar Sapre, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal is filed against the final judgment and order dated 08.10.2015 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras in W.A. No.589 of 2015 whereby the Division Bench of the High Court allowed the writ appeal filed by the respondent herein and set aside the order dated 17.04.2014 passed by the Single Judge of the High Court in Writ Petition No. 10026 of 2013 by which the writ petition filed by the respondent herein was dismissed.

3. In order to appreciate the issues involved in the appeal, it is necessary to set out the facts in detail. The facts are taken from the SLP paper book.

4. The appellants herein were respondent Nos.1 and 2 and the sole respondent herein was the writ petitioner in the writ petition before the High Court out of which this appeal arises.

5. Appellant No.1 is the Government Company called Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the IOC"). The IOC is engaged in the business of manufacturing and sale of several petroleum products such as petrol, High Speed Diesel (HSD), lubricants etc. The IOC has set up several retail outlets all over the country for sale of their products through their