. 'U APHC010335572014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT APPEAL NO: 969 OF 2014 Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dt. 29.04.2014 in WP No. 30723 of 2013 on the file of the High Court. Between: 1. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Visakha Divisional Office, 8th Floor, LIC Building, Visakhapatnam - 530 004 Rep. by its Chief Divisional Retail Sales Manager. 2. The Assistant Manager (Retail Sales), Bhimavaram Sales, Area, Opp; RTC Depot, STR Plaza, Bhimavaram - 534 203, West Godavari District. ...Petitioners AND M/s. Raos Fuel Station, Indian Oil Dealers, NH-214, Veeravasaram - 534 245 West Godavari District, Rep. by its Proprietor K.Dharmendra Kumar. ...Respondent lA NO: 1 OF 2014(WAMP 2061 OF 2014) Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of operation of the order dated 29.04.2014 passed in WP.No.30723 of 2013 during the pendency of the above referred writ appeal. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI SAI SANJAY SURANENI Counsel for the Respondent SRI KURAPATI SRINIVASA RAO REPRESENTING SRI N SIVA REDDY The Court made the following order: APHC010335572014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH Sr.No:- AT AMARAVATI 74 [3483] WRIT APPEAL NO: 969 of 2014 Indian Oil Corporation Limited and another ...Appellants Vs. M/s. Rao’s Fuel Station, West Godavari District, represented by its Proprietor K. Dharmendra Kumar ...Respondent ********** Sri Sai Sanjay Suraneni Kurapati representing Sri N. Siva Reddy Advocate for Appellants Rao Srinivasa Sri Advocate for Respondent CORAM :THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI DATE : 22nd July 2025 P C : The present Writ Appeal was preferred against the judgment and order dated 29.04.2014 passed in W.P.No.30723 of 2013. The writ petition was filed challenging the order of suspension dated 31.08.2013 issued by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, appellants herein, on allegations of adulteration of the petroleum products, suspension, however, was set aside by virtue of the judgment and order impugned and hence, the present appeal. 2. The order of 2 N Learned counsel for the appellants would submit that notwithstanding the fact that the order of suspension was set aside by the learned single Judge, yet, nothing could prevent the Corporation from proceeding ahead to consider even terminating the dealership of the respondent in case there are facts established in that regard against the respondent dealer. 3. It appears that the Corporation has not taken a call on the main issue of termination based upon the allegations against the retail dealer. The issue of inaction of the petroleum companies against retail dealers, who are alleged to be involved in adulteration, is also an issue which has come up before this We fail to understand as to why the petroleum Corporations are treating the retailers dealing in petroleum products with kid gloves although their activities of either adulterating petroleum products or short selling the same affect the public in general, who are already reeling under the impact of high prices of the petroleum products. 4. Bench in W.P(PIL).No.126 of 2024. 5. Considering the fact that the appellants are no longer interested to pursue the present matter, we leave the appellants free to pass appropriate orders on the complaint against the respondent notwithstanding the setting aside of the order of suspension by the learned single Judge. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is disposed of. No order as to costs. 3 Miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- V DIWAKAR DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. One CC to Sri Sai Sanjay Suraneni, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri N Siva Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] Two CD Copies 2. 3. TF HIGH COURT DATED:22/07/2025 ORDER WA NO. 969 OF 2014 I 0 5 AUG 2025 m Currant lection ^ ' ^ wuiiviii awiion . <s^spatc«sS-5* DISPOSING OF THE W.A., WITHOUT COSTS