IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1633 OF 2024 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. M/S INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED MARKETING DIVISION, BANGALORE DIVISION, INDIAN OIL BHAVAN, NO.29, P KALINGA RAO ROAD, MISSION ROAD, BANGALORE - 560027 BY ITS DIVISIONAL RETAIL SALES HEAD

2. SENIOR DIVISIONAL RETAIL SALES HEAD INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED, Digitally signed by BANGALORE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, NIRMALA INDIAN OIL BHAVAN, NO.29, DEVI P KALINGA ROA ROAD, Location: MISSION ROAD, HIGH BANGALORE - 560027 COURT OF KARNATAKA

3. THE DEPUTY MANAGER (RS)

INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED, MARKETING DIVISION, KOLAR - 563101 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. VIGNESHWAR S SHASTRI, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. DINESH M BHAT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SMT K N HEMA W/O K S NAGACHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, PROPRIETOR M/S SEVEN HILLS SERVICE STATION, DEALERS OF M/S INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD., BANGALORE ROAD, KGF KOLAR TOWN …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. V. LAKSHMINARAYANA, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VIKRAM BALAJI, ADVOCATE FOR C/R)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET A