This writ petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenges the order dated 27.08.2009 passed by the Executive Director, A.P.S.O., the 1st respondent herein, terminating the petitioner from the distributorship.

2. The facts, in nutshell, which are essential for adjudication of the issue and resolution of the controversy in the present writ petition, are as under:

The petitioner is a graduate and belongs to Scheduled Tribe Community. He got selection as a Distributor for Liquified Petroleum Gas of the respondent Indian Oil Corporation at Anakapalle of Visakhapatnam District in the year 1985. The respondent-Corporation vide Ref:APSO/L/S/2020, dated 30.04.2009 issued a show cause notice, calling upon the petitioner to show cause as to why the Distributorship Agreements dated 30.01.1985 and 19.05.2004 should not be terminated while alleging violation of Clause Nos.23-C (i to iv) of the Distributorship Agreement. In response to the said show cause notice, the petitioner submitted an explanation dated 29.05.2009. Thereafter, the 1st respondent passed an order dated 27.08.2009, terminating the distributorship of the petitioner.

3. Assailing the order of ter