Heard Mr. D.K. Mishra, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. B. Prasad, learned counsel for the writ petitioner. I have also heard Mr. M.K. Choudhury, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. N. Baruah, learned counsel representing the respondent nos. 2 to 6. Mr. H. Das, learned counsel has appeared for the respondent no. 7.

2. By filing the present writ petition, the order dated 20/09/2012 terminating the Petroleum retail outlet dealership of the writ petitioner as well as the order dated 22/05/2013 rejecting the appeal preferred by her has been put under challenge.

2.1 The brief facts of the case is that the writ petitioner herein was awarded with the dealership of a retail outlet of the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) at Silchar town vide order dated 27/11/1993, pursuant whereto, the petitioner had established a petrol pump in the name of M/s. Saradamani Filling Concern at Tarapur area of Silchar town, in the district of Cachar. As per the existing norms, there was a need to periodically recalibrate the Dispensing Unit (DU) of the petrol pump and since the existing certificate was due to expire on 30/11/2011, hence, the petitioner wrote a letter dated 28/11/2011 to the