THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.17884 of 2025

ORDER:

The case of the petitioners, precisely, as per the writ affidavit, is that they hold a Dealership Agreement with the 1^st respondent-Indian Oil Corporation, and are running a petroleum retail outlet under the name and style of M/s. Vimal Filling Station, on land measuring 1111.11 square yards in Survey Nos. 5A and 6/A of Dharur Village and Mandal, Vikarabad District. The Dealership was initially granted to the Smt. Parvathamma, who is the grandmother of the 2^nd petitioner, and later reconstituted on 27.01.2009, in favor ofSmt. Vimala Bai, who is the daughter of Smt. Parvathamma. Following the demise of Smt. Vimala Bai on 05.08.2020, the dealership was transferred to her son, the present petitioner, under a fresh Dealership Agreement executed on 22.12.2020, valid for fifteen years, i.e., until 21.12.2035. The retail outlethad functioned smoothly since its inception on 30.06.2012, with no complaints ever recorded by customers, the Weights and Measures Department, or IOCL regarding adulteration or short.

1.1 The petitioner alleges that from 2022 onwards, IOCL officials, particularly Mr. Abhishek Choudhary, th