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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 36290

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M.Dhandapani, J
M/s.SSM Auto Service – Appellant
Versus
The Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas – Respondent


Advocates:
For Petitioner: Mr.B.Ravi Raja
For Respondents: Mr.B.Ramprabhu, Additional Central Government Standing Counsel for R-1, Mr.Mohd Fayaz Ali for RR-1 to 4

Table of Content
1. original dealership with family; resolved by compromise decree. (Para 2 , 3 , 7 , 8)
2. petitioner claims decree binding; respondents demand noc. (Para 5)
3. judicial decree final; no noc needed from erstwhile partners. (Para 6 , 9)
4. writ allowed; license transfer directed per decree. (Para 10)

ORDER

The present Writ Petition has been filed challenging the rejection of approval for re-constitution of the partnership firm by the 2nd respondent through the impugned summary report dated 18.01.2024.

2. Brief facts that are necessary for disposal of the Writ Petition are as follows:-

The petitioner is the partner of SSM Auto Service, a registered partnership firm having its Retail Outlet i.e., Indian Oil Petrol Bunk, under the 2nd respondent situated in the National Highway-544 (Old No.NH-47) which has been in operation for the past 48 years and the license in respect of which was allotted to seven members of the joint family who were the signatories to the original Dealership Agreement dated 14.03.1977 by the 2nd respondent. The other partners are the petitioner’s mother vi., E.Nirmala and his brother P.E.Eshwar. However, on account of several family partitions among the

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