Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 250 · Decided 12 April 2013
Bharat Petroleum Corporation LTD. v. M/S Jagannath & CO. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 250 · [2013] 2 S.C.R. 828
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3838/2013
- Decided
- 12 April 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, M.Y. EQBAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
PETROLEUM ACT, 1934: c s.20 read with Marketing Discipline Guidelines, 2005 - Dealership licence - Cancellation of - Held: Cancellation of dealership agreement is a serious matter and cannot be taken lightly - In the instant case, the Guidelines with regard to taking of samples, numbering them, 0 to Laboratory in the manner prescribed have not been followed by Inspecting Officer - Further, provision of s. 20 was also not complied with - High Court, after considering all the specific claims of contesting respondents, rightly interfered with the order of termination of dealership
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