2026:JHHC:9533 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 2498 of 2020 ----- M/s Amar Prem Automobiles through its Proprietor Ashutosh Kumar Choubey, Proprietor of, S/o Late Prem Nath Choubey, R/o Village Salya, P.O. Ranka Raj, P.S. Ranka, District Garhwa .... Petitioner(s). Versus Indian Oil Corporation Limited through Dy. General Manager (Retail Sales), 2nd Floor, S.P.G. Mart, Bahu Bazar Chowk, Old H.B. road, P.O. & P.S. Chutia, District Ranchi … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sabyasanchi, Advocate For the Resp-IOCL : Mr. Rahul Lamba, Advocate Mr. Anish Kamal, Advocate …...... 07/ 06.04.2026 Heard, learned counsel for the parties. 2. It is the grievance of the petitioner that an appeal which has been filed pursuant to the order dated 20.11.2019 passed in W.P.(C) No.3301 of 2019, has not yet been accepted by the respondents- Indian Oil Corporation Limited. It is their grievance that as the respondents- Indian Oil Corporation Limited has not accepted the same, they have also sent the appeal through post. Petitioner further submits that they have also filed an application for relaxing the pre- deposit amount, as per the observation made by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.(C) No.3301 of 2019, but the said application has also not yet been heard. 3. Considering the said submission, I direct the respondents- Indian Oil Corporation Limited to hear the petitioner at first on the relaxation of pre- deposit and if an order is passed against the petitioner, the petitioner will act accordingly. 4. With the aforesaid observation, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. 5. It is expected the matter will be taken up and heard by the authorities, if not decided within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 06th April, 2026 R.S./ Uploaded on 07/04/2026