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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH
Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J.
R.S. Filling Station Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Kheri Thru. Proprietor Amit Singh – Appellant
Versus
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Mumbai Thru. Executive Director – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Pankaj Bhatia, J.)
1. Heard Ms. Geetika Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioners and Dr L.P. Mishra & Shri Manish Jauhri, learned counsel for the respondents.
2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order dated 12.01.2023 whereby the license of the petitioner for retail outlet dealer of Indian Oil Corporation was terminated as well as the order dated 15.05.2023 by which the appeal preferred against the said order was rejected.
3. 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 02.12.2005 for running a retail outlet at Bariha Taranpur, District Lakhimpur Kheri, which was being run by the petitioner in the name and style of M/S R.S. Filling Station. An agreement was executed in between the parties on 01.04.2006. It is also common ground that the dealership granted to the petitioner is governed by the agreement executed in between the parties and the Marketing Discipline Guidelines (hereinafter referred as “MDG”) issued from time to time.
4. In the month of April, 2017 in pursuance to the directions given by the Stat
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