AMBICA CHARAN SINHA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner herein has challenged the decisions taken in the meeting held on 25th August, 2004 in presence of the superior officers of the Oil companies in order to resolve the disputes between the petitioner and the respondent No. 8 to finalise the trading area.

(2.) The petitioner herein is the proprietor of M/s. Jangipur Gas Service and was appointed as a distributor by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as IOC) pursuant to the agreement dated April 17,1986. In the said agreement it has been specifically mentioned that the said M/s. Jangipur Gas Service has been appointed as Distributor in the territory or distribution area of Jangipur.

(3.) Subsequently, Senior Area Manager of M/s. Indian Oil Corporation by the letter dated August 9, 2004 clarified certain points regarding the Indane Distributorship at Janipur in the following manner :