ORDER

The prayer sought for in this writ petition is for quashment of the impugned order of termination of the petitioner's Petroleum Retail Outlet dealership, dated 02.05.2022 in Ref.: SLMDO/R/3113 passed by the 1st respondent and for a consequential direction to the respondents to continue the supply of petroleum products to the petitioner's dealership, as per the dealership agreement dated 23.11.2017.

2. The short facts leading to filing of this writ petition are as follows :-

a) Initially, the petitioner Firm consists of two Partners viz., Gopalan and G. Ravi and their Firm is referred in the name and style of M/s.Sri Venkatesa Traders. Thereafter, a Dealership Agreement was entered into between the said Firm and the respondent/Indian Oil Corporation for the supply of petroleum products. While so, due to death of Gopalan, one Vatsala was inducted as Partner. Thereafter, in the year 2005, due to illhealth of Vatsala's Son, one Kannan was appointed as Manager in the said Firm, who in turn, misused the position and created forged documents as if he was inducted as Partner of Sri Venkateswara Traders. But the aforesaid cheating done by the Manager Kannan was unknown to the Real Partn