Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. vs. M/s. Jagannath & Co. & Ors. (SC)

Petroleum Act, 1934–Sec. 20–Marketing Discipline Guidelines, 2005–Cancellation of the dealership because of failure of sample–Order was set aside by High Court–Appreciation of–Only five samples were tested by company laboratory–Why the three samples were suppressed, is not clear–It is also not clear that which samples were tested by the laboratory–Doubt in regard to remaining the seal intact–Samples were not tested by govt. laboratory–No notice was given prior to testing the samples–Notice was sent immediately after filing the civil suit–Held, High Court was justified in setting aside the impugned order.