Gayatri v. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Gayatri vs Indian Oil Corporation Ltd & Anr; WRIT-C No. 18270 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; order dated 9.7.2025; coram Arindam Sinha J and Dr. Y.K. Srivastava J; IOC rejection letter 8th April 2025 of dealership/retail outlet application; ground: plot not leased from all co-owners; petitioner's materials: SDM partition order 5th November 2020, lease deed 13th October 2023 (page 32 onwards); directions for English translations; interim suspension of dealer selection process; next date of listing 16th July 2025; advocates Rajesh Kumar Sharma (petitioner) and Rakesh Pathak (IOC).
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: petitioner and respondent directed to furnish English translations of specified documents; process of selection of dealer for the concerned retail outlet suspended until next listing; fresh hearing fixed for 16th July, 2025. The substantive question of interference with the rejection letter was left undecided at this stage.