M/S Ankur Filling Station , Lko. Thru. Its Proprietor Smt. Geeta Singh and Another v. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas New Delhi Thru. Secy. and Others

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 10213 of 2023 Petitioner :- M/S Ankur Filling Station , Lko. Thru. Its Proprietor Smt. Geeta Singh And Another Respondent :- Ministry Of Petroleum And Natural Gas New Delhi Thru. Secy. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ankit Kumar Chaudhary,Avadhesh Kumar Singh,Yadukul Shiromani Srivastava (Y.S.Lohit) Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Manish Jauhari Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel for petitioner, Sri Manish Jauhari, learned counsel for respondent Corporation and learned standing counsel for State. Present writ petition is filed by petitioner challenging the order dated 04.11.2023 as well as order dated 09.11.2023 by which supplies to petrol pump gas station of the petitioner are stopped. The said orders are passed as lease of the Indian Oil Corporation with the land owner has expired and, therefore, the company has to remove its station from the said land. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner has already moved a representation before the respondent company for accommodating petitioner in some other Company Owned and Company Operated Retail Outlet or similar station in the nearby area as per earlier dealership agreement with the petitioner or to discuss to make an alternate arrangement in consultation with the petitioner as early as possible and grievance of petitioner would be sufficiently met in case representation of petitioner is considered and decided in a time bound manner. Learned counsel for respondents have no objection to the same. In view thereof, without entering into the merits of the case, petitioner is permitted to make a fresh detailed representation to respondent no.4 Chief Manager (Retail Sales), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Divisional Office, Lucknow, Indian Oil Bhawan, Vibhuti Khand, near FCI Building, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-226010, raising all her grievance, annexing therewith all the documents in support of her claim within a period of one week from today along with a certified copy of this order. In case such a representation is moved by petitioner, respondent no.4 shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order within a period of two weeks from the date a certified copy of this order along with representation is placed before him. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 21.11.2023 Arti/- [Manish Kumar,J.] [Vivek Chaudhary,J.] High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench