Honble Ashok Bhushan, J.—These writ petitions raising common question of facts and law having been heard together are being disposed of by this common order. Counter and rejoinder affidavits have been exchanged between the parties in all the writ petitions. It is sufficient to refer pleadings of writ petition No. 32164 of 2009, which is treated as leading case for disposing of all the writ petitions.

2. By these writ petitions, prayer has been made to quash the identical orders dated 24.6.2009, issued by Territory Manager (Retail) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Varanasi asking the petitioner to close their business w.e.f. 30.6.2009 by terminating the adhoc licence from the aforesaid date.

3. Brief facts necessary for deciding the writ petitions are; the petitioner of writ petition No. 32164 of 2009 by an order dated 12.1.2005 was appointed as adhoc dealer for retail outlet at Turra, Pipari, Sonbhadra for carrying out business of Motor Spirit, High Speed Diesel and Lubricants by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. The order dated 12.1.2005 contemplated that Corporation was in process of finalising regular dealership for carrying out the business from the aforesaid l