Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010000922020 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/91/2020 M/S. KEDARNATH KAILASHPATI AND 2 ORS. REP. BY THE PETITIONER NOS. 1 AND 2 AS PARTNERS OF THE FIRM, HAVING ITS H.O. AT DIGBOI, P.O. DIGBOI, DIST.- TINSUKIA, ASSAM, PIN- 786171 2: KAILASHPATI SHAW S/O- LT. CHHANGALAL SHAW R/O- DIGBOI CHARIALI BAZAR P.O. DIGBOI DIST.- TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN- 786171 (PARTNER) 3: ON THE DEATH OF RAMBILASH GUPTA ALIAS SHAW @ SHAW HIS LEGAL HEIR SANTOSH GUPTA D/O. LATE RAMBILASH GUPTA @ SHAW W/O. SRI SHATRUGHAN PRASAD GUPTA R/O. MAYA BAZAR NEAR KOTWALI SOUTH P.O. GOLGHAR GORAKHPUR UTTAR PRADESH PIN- 273001 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS. REP. BY THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL RESOURCES, NEW DELHI 2:THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. A GOVT. OF INDIA ENTERPRISE Page No.# 2/4 REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN HAVING ITS REGD. OFFICE AT G-9 ALI YAVAR JUNG MARG BANDRA (EAST) MUMBAI- 400051 3:THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. ASSAM OIL DIVISION REP. BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER DIGBOI PIN- 786171 DIST.- TINSUKIA ASSAM 4:THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL RETAIL SALES MANNAGER INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. TINSUKIA INTEGRATED DIVISIONAL OFFICE TINSUKIA PIN- 786125 5:THE DY. GENERAL MANAGER (RETAIL SALES) IOAOD STATE OFFICE NOONMATI GHY ASSAM 6:JITENDRA SHAW S/O- LT. KEDARNATH SHAW A.T.ROAD (BUNGLOW) NEAR STATE BANK OF INDIA DIGBOI DIST.- TINSUKIA PIN- 78617 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A C BURAGOHAIN, MR. B P BORAH,MR H BURAGOHAIN,MS A DEVI Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I., SC, I O C,MR H GUPTA,MR. B GOGOI,MR P NAYAK,MR. D SAIKIA Linked Case : WP(C)/824/2018 Page No.# 3/4 M/S. KEDARNATH KAILASHPATI AND ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE PETITIONER NOS. 2 AND 3 AS PARTNERS OF THE FIRM HAVING ITS HEAD OFFICE AT DIGBOI P.O. DIGBOI DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786171. 2: KAILASHPATI SHAW S/O. LATE CHHANGALAL SHAW R/O. DIGBOI CHARIALI BAZAR P.O. DIGBOI DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786171 (PARTNER). 3: RAMBILASH GUPTA @ SHAW S/O. LATE CHHANGALAL SHAW R/O. 122/51 J.N. MUKHERJEE ROAD GHUSURI DISTRICT-HOWRAH WEST BENGAL (PARTNER). VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL RESOURCES NEW DELHI-110001 2:THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT G-9 ALI YAVAR JUNG MARG BANDRA (EAST) MUMBAI-400051 3:THE INDIAL OIL CORPORATION LTD. ASSAM DIVISION. REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER DIGBOI PIN-786171 DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM. 4:THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL RETAIL SALES MANAGER Page No.# 4/4 INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. TINSUKIA INTEGRATED DIVISIONAL OFFICE TINSUKIA PIN-786125 5:THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (RETAIL SALES) IOAOD STATE OFFICE NOONMATI GUWAHATI ASSAM. PIN-781020 6:JITENDRA SHAW S/O. LATE KEDARNATH SHAW A.T. ROAD (BUNGLOW) NEAR STATE BANK OF INDIA DIGBOI DIST. TINSUKIA PIN-786171 ------------ Advocate for : MR. H BURAGOHAIN Advocate for : ASSTT.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 09-01-2026 Mr. H. Buragohain, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that during the pendency of the writ petitions, the license retail outlet dealership for petroleum has been terminated by the respondents on 23.02.2024, and therefore, the petitioner may be allowed to withdraw these writ petitions with liberty to challenge the termination order. In view of the above, the writ petitions stand closed on withdrawal with liberty as prayed for. Mr. A. Jahid, learned counsel for the respondents No. 2 to 5, Mr. P. Nayak, learned counsel for the respondent No.6 are present. JUDGE Comparing Assistant