Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:57180-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 2229 of 2025 Petitioner :- M/S Prem Hp Dealer Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd Respondent :- Union Of India And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ayush Mishra,Harish Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Dinesh Kumar Singh,Komal Mehrotra,Nishant Mehrotra,Vaibhav Tripathi Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner is aggrieved by the ex-parte order dated January 1, 2025. 3. Earlier by an order dated December 18, 2024, a coordinate Bench of this Court on a petition filed by the petitioner, has directed the authority concerned to pass a reasoned and speaking order on the representation of the petitioner after giving an opportunity of hearing. The order impugned in this writ petition has been passed pursuant to the order dated December 14, 2024 passed by the coordinate Bench. 4. Upon perusal of the documents and after hearing the counsel appearing on behalf of the parties, it is clear that the order dated January 1, 2025 is ex-parte and no opportunity of hearing was granted to the petitioner before passing the said order. 5. Accordingly, the impugned order dated January 1, 2025 is quashed and set-aside with a direction upon the authority concerned to pass a fresh order after complying with the earlier order of the coordinate Bench dated December 18, 2024. The entire exercise should be completed within six weeks from date. Till an order is passed by the authority concerned, no coercive measures shall be taken against the petitioner. 6. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 17.4.2025 Rakesh (Dr. Y.K. Srivastava, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- RAKESH MEHTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad