Rakesh Kumar Jain, J.

1. The petitioner is aggrieved against the letter dated 08.01.2015 issued by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”), by which reconstitution proposal submitted by the petitioner has been returned on the ground that it cannot be processed and he has also made a prayer for directing the respondents to accept the reconstitution proposal in terms of the Additional Guidelines for reconstitution of RO/SKOLDO Dealerships dated 21.05.2013 (hereinafter referred to as the “Guidelines”).

2. In brief, the Corporation allotted the dealership for its retail outlet (installing HSD Pump) at village Kala Sanghian, District Kapurthala to Suresh Kumar S/o Baldev Krishan on 19.01.1979. The said Suresh Kumar operated the dealership in the name and style of M/s Vijay Service Centre. It is alleged that Suresh Kumar entered into a partnership deed on 15.09.1979 with his father Baldev Krishan and brother (petitioner herein) Varinder Kumar, in which they were partners in equal shares. It is further alleged that both Suresh Kumar and Baldev Krishan had passed away on 06.09.1993 and 17.06.1997 respectively and the petitioner has been run