IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present: - Hon’ble Mr. Justice Subhendu Samanta.

IN THE MATTER OF WP 13269 (W) of 2019 M/s Roy & Company & Ors.

Vs.

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd & Ors.

For the Petitioners : Mr. Ram Anand Agarwala, Adv., Ms. Nibedita Pal Adv.

For the IOCL : Mr. Manwendra Singh, Adv., Ms. Saswati Chatterjee Adv.

Reserved on : 05.03.2025 Judgment on : 16.04.2025 Subhendu Samanta, J.

1. One Smt. Siya Ray was carrying on business under dealership agreement with M/s. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) as proprietress of the said dealership and had obtained necessary permissions including the Kerosene agents licence under West Bengal Kerosene Control Order, 1968. Due to old age, Siya Ray inducted her son Binay Ray, (petitioner No. 2) as a partner in the said business. The partnership of Siya Ray and petitioner No. 2 was duly approved by the IOCL. Thereafter petitioner No. 3 (wife of petitioner No. 2) further incorporated in the said partnership business which was duly approved by the IOCL again and thereby re-constitution of the partnership farm was made and a dealership was accepted with IOCL on 29.07.2009. Since then all three part