COMMON ORDER

While W.P. No.31412 has been filed by the petitioner/lessee, W.P. No.34177 of 2025 has been filed by the Indian Oil Corporation challenging the impugned order of cancellation of the licence passed by the 1^st respondent and W.P. No.32726/2025 has been filed by the petitioner/lessee challenging the cancellation of No Objection Certificate granted by the 3^rd respondent therein.

2. For the sake of brevity, the petitioner in W.P. Nos.31412 & 32726/2025 is referred to as ‘licensee’, the petitioner in W.P. No.34177/2025 is referred to as ‘IOCL’ and the 4^th respondent in W.P. No.31412 & 32726/2025, who is the 2^nd respondent in W.P. No.34177/2025 shall be referred to as the ‘4^th respondent’.

3. The facts in issue in all the writ petitions not being countered by the respective petitioners, in short the facts are culled out as hereunder :-

The licensee took the property belonging to one I.Zaheera, U.Nargees and F.Yasmin, who were minors and duly represented by their respective natural guardian on lease vide lease deed dated 01.01.1983 bearing Document No.16/1983 for a period of five years, which was subsequently renewed and the licensee has been in lease of the said property for the