VINDHYA SERVICE STATION MIRZAPUR Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SUSHIL Harkauli, J. Heard Shri U. N. Sharma, Senior Advocate, as sisted by Shri Vishnu Gupta for the petitioners, Standing Counsel for respon dent No. 1 and Shri Prakash Padia for respondents No. 2 to 4 and perused the record.

(2.) THE petitioner No. 1 is a petrol pump and petitioner No. 2 is the pro prietor of the said petrol pump. This retail outlet is of the Indian Oil Corporation (called the 'corporation' for short hereinafter ).

(3.) IN the petitioners' case the H. S. D. (High Speed Diesel) an Xtra mile sample drawn from the petitioners' retail outlet failed in the marker test, i. e. , these items were found adulterated with marker mixed kerosene oil. Consequently, the Corporation stopped the supply of petroleum products to the petitioners' retail outlet and ordered the petitioner to maintain status quo, i. e. , to stop the sale of petroleum products in the stock of the petitioners.