JUDGMENT

Sanjay Kumar Medhi, J. - The extra ordinary jurisdiction conferred to this Court by Article 226 of the Constitution of India is sought to be invoked by means of filing of the present petition. The issue revolves around stoppage of a retail outlet of petroleum products by the respondents from 22.08.2020 by stopping supply of materials. Amongst various grounds of challenge, it is alleged that the said stoppage was without any notice or opportunity and further grievance is also regarding non-consideration of the reconstitution proposal of the petitioner no. 1.

2. Before dealing with the issue at hand, it would be convenient to narrate the facts of the case in brief.

3. Two petitioners have joined together in this present petition. While the petitioner no. 1 is a partnership firm, the petitioner no. 2 is one of the partners. The petitioner no. 1 was initially a sole proprietorship and way back in the year, 1967, a dealership/retail outlet/petrol pump was duly allotted to the said firm at Hijuguri in the District of Tinsukia by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (hereinafter, 'IOC'). In course of time, the constitution of petitioner no. 1 was changed from proprietorship firm to a