JUDGMENT :

K.A. Puj, J.

The petitioner has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for quashing and setting aside the impugned order dated 26.04.2010 passed by the Executive Director of the respondent Corporation terminating the distributorship of the LPG of the petitioner after 11 years for the alleged bona fide omission committed in the application for the distributorship, submitted in 1998.

2. On 07.05.2010, this Court has passed an order recording the contents of the affidavit-in-reply filed on behalf of the respondent – Corporation. Time was granted to the petitioner to file rejoinder. Thereafter on 11.05.2010, draft amendment was moved by the petitioner seeking permission of this Court to amend the cause title by impleading the firm, namely, M/s. Meghani Indane through Partners Jayantibhai M. Patel and Rajesh M. Patel as petitioner No. 2 and also adding para 3-A after para 3 of the petition. The said amendment was granted by the Court.

3. It is the case of the petitioner that the respondent Corporation had issued a public notice inviting applications for Dealership/Distributorship of LPG in different areas of Ahmedabad on 09.10.1998 in Sandesh n