JUDGMENT :

Pankaj Bhatia, J.

1. The present petition has been filed challenging the order dated 15.10.2019 passed by Dispute Resolution Panel (in short “DRP”) whereby the appellate forum had remanded the matter for adjudication before respondent no.4 as well as the order dated 19.10.2020 passed by respondent no.3 whereby the contract of the petitioner has been cancelled and his dealership also stands cancelled consequently.

2. This Court during the course of hearing had summoned the records of Writ – C No.21992 of 2020 for the purpose of perusal.

3. Heard Shri Prashant Chandra, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Radhika Singh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Shri Dipak Seth, Shri Manish Jauhari and Ms. Shruti Sahu, learned counsel(s) appearing on behalf of respondent nos.1 to 4.

4. The facts, in brief, are that the petitioner was appointed as a retail outlet dealer by Indian Oil Corporation (for short ‘corporation’) by means of an appointment letter dated 02.12.2015 for running a retail outlet at Bariha Taranpur, District Lakhimpur Kheri, which was being run by t