A petitioner who was a cooking gas distributor challenged a direction to transfer all his customers. The court observed that previous interim orders had been vacated and declined to examine merits, ultimately dismissing the writ petition without granting any relief.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE P.V.ASHA
TUESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JULY 2016/28TH ASHADHA, 1938
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PETITIONER(S):
K.S. JAYASIMHAN, S/O.SUBRAMANIAN, AGED 48 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, KONDAPURAM, KALATHIL GAS AGENCY, RESIDING AT KONDAPURAM KALATHIL HOUSE, NEAR MERCY COLLEGE, PALLIPPURAM P.O., PALAKKAD.
BY ADV. SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN.
RESPONDENT(S):
1. HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS SENIOR REGIONAL MANAGER, PALAKKAD, L.P.G. REGIONAL OFFICE, KANJIKODE, PALAKKAD.
2. THE AREA SALES OFFICER, HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD., KANJIKODE, PALAKKAD.
3. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, PALAKKAD.
4. MURALI MOHAN,
S/O.LATE SHANKARA NARAYANAN NAIR, 6/526, LEKSHMI NIVAS, NEAR VILLAGE OFFICE, THARAVATHU PADY, PIRAYARI, PALAKKAD.
R1 & R2 BY ADVS. SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR
SRI.K.JOHN MATHAI, SRI.P.BENNY THOMAS,
SRI.V.J.ANAND. R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.JIBU P.THOMAS.
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19-07-2016, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:-
RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:-
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P.V.ASHA, J.
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J U D G M E N T
No representation for the petitioner.
under the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. He had filed this writ petition aggrieved by the direction to transfer all the customers to the nearby distributor.
necessary to go into the merits of the contentions.
This writ petition is dismissed.
Sd/-
P.V.ASHA, JUDGE.
AS/20/7/16
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a distributor seeking relief against mandatory transfer of customers can succeed where interim orders have been vacated.
K.S. JAYASIMHAN
HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD.
THE AREA SALES OFFICER, HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD.
THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER
MURALI MOHAN
P.V. ASHA
As recorded by the court registry
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