M/S Begampur Indane Gramin Vitrak And ORS v. Indian Oil Corporation Limited And ORS

24.12.2025 Ct. No. 30 SL No.14 MKP WPA 29301 of 2025 M/S Begampur Indane Gramin Vitrak And Ors Vs.

Indian Oil Corporation Limited And Ors Mr. Surajit Nath Mitra, Sr.Adv.

Mr. Ramesh Dhara Ms. Mousumi Chowdhury ........for the Petitioner Mr. Amit Kumar Nag Mr. Partha Banerjee Ms. Rishita Sarkar ...............for the Respondent IOCL

1. Affidavit-of-service filed be kept with the record.

2. On being served the opposite parties are being represented.

3. The writ application has been preferred praying for declaration declaring Clause 3.17.12 of Guideline of May 2022 of Indian Oil Corporation Limited, being contrary to and dehors the 1932 Act, declared null and void.

4. The petitioner has further prayed for direction upon the State authority to withdraw and/or rescind and /or cancel the impugned order dated 19th November 2025.

5. It appears that on the basis of an understanding between the respondent no.6 and the petitioners herein, a license was granted in favour of the partnership of the said parties. Copy of the license is at page 44.

6. Learned Counsel appearing for the respondent IOCL submits that though license was issued but there was no distributorship agreement between the IOCL and the said partnership of the parties and as such the petitioners have no right to claim any relief unless and until the distributorship is executed.

Copy of a letter dated 26.08.2025 is placed in support.

7. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is aggrieved by the letter dated 19.11.2025 by which cancellation of reconstitution approval has been issued by the respondent IOCL.

8. Considering the issues involved the nature of the dispute between the parties and on hearing the Learned Counsel for both the sides, the writ application is disposed with the direction that the respondent IOCL is being respondent no.1 is directed to give a hearing to all the stake holders in the

present case and decide the issue and the dispute between the parties herein by treating the writ application as representation of the writ petitioner and dispose of the said matter by passing a reasoned order in accordance with law within days from the date of communication of this order.

9. The writ application stands disposed of.

Applications, if any, connected thereto stand disposed of consequently.

10.

Interim order, if any, stands vacated.

11.

Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on priority basis upon compliance of all formalities.

[Shampa Dutt (Paul). J]