JUDGMENT :

Petitioner, a transporter in business of transportation of fuels, has approached this Court challenging impugned show cause notice dated 17.1.2020 (Annexure P-12) as well as decision of termination of Transport Agreement dated 1.1.2019 and forfeiture of security deposit communicated vide letter dated 14.2.2020 (Annexure P-14) issued by respondent No. 2, on the ground that impugned action of respondents taken through respondent No. 2 is illegal, arbitrary, unjust and outcome of vendetta against the petitioner for blowing whistle, against illegalities, irregularities being committed by local officials of respondent-Corporation in P.O.L. Depot Nalagarh, by submitting various applications/complaints, including complaints dated 4.10.2019 and 4.12.2019 (Annexure P-15) to the higher authorities and filing CWP No. 628 of 2019 in this High Court against respondent-Corporation and private persons.

2. Undisputed facts of present case are that Bulk Petroleum Road Transport Agreement (herein after referred to as the ‘Transport Agreement’) dated 1.1.2019 was entered between petitioner Vikrant Oil Carrier and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (herein after referred as ‘HPCL’) for r