1 mss WP2323 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 2323 OF 2011 RANJEETSING SAHEBSING THAKUR .. PETITIONER Vs. BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPN. LTD. & ORS. .. RESPONDENTS Mr. A. V. Anturkar with S.B. Deshmukh for the petitioner Mr. H. M. Sakhardande with S.R. Page for R-1. CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI & RANJIT MORE, JJ. DATED : 23/6/2011 P.C.: The petitioner is aggrieved by the termination of its dealership by order dated 12/3/2011. Our attention is drawn to the Guidelines which are annexed to the petition at Annexure-F. Note (iv) of the guidelines reads as under: “The decision taken on action against the dealer based on the reply received from him for the show cause notice has to be 2 mss WP2323 communicated to the dealer in writing and this would be a speaking order. In the event of termination, the dealer, within 30 days of the Order, will have the right to appeal before the appropriate authority who will be empowered to decide in the matter. The appeal must be disposed of within 90 days from the date of the appeal. The appropriate authority to hear the appeals shall by an officer not below the rank of Executive Director.” 2. Thus the petitioner can prefer an appeal against the order impugned in the petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that without prejudice to its rights and contentions, the petitioner will prefer an appeal as per Note-IV within a period of one week from today. Learned counsel for respondent 1 states that, if such an appeal is preferred it shall be considered independently and in accordance with law, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt thereof and order passed thereon will be communicated to the petitioner. 3. Needless to say that the authority hearing the appeal shall give a personal hearing to the petitioner and pass a reasoned order. Needless to say further that the appeal shall not be dismissed on the point of limitation. We 3 mss WP2323 expressly keep all contentions of the petitioner as well as the respondents open. Petition is disposed of in the aforestated terms. (SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.) (RANJIT MORE, J.)