Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd for terminating in haste the 30-year-old dealership of Allied Motors Ltd &ldquo;even without giving a show cause notice or giving an opportunity of being heard.&rdquo; It clearly indicated that the entire exercise was carried out by the corporation on &ldquo;non-existent, irrelevant and extraneous considerations,&rdquo; the court remarked. There has been total violation of law and the principle of natural justice, the judgment said while directing the company to restore the dealership. The action against the petrol pump in Delhi was taken following a raid and taking samples. The corporation maintained that the petrol samples were adulterated. The dealer challenged the whole procedure as arbitrary and the police officer who took the samples had no authority. The Delhi high court dismissed the petition, leading to the appeal in the Supreme Court where the dealer succeeded.

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