Bharat Petroleum
Corpn.Ltd. Vs Lalman R. Sharma & Ors
O R D E R
Leave granted.
We have heard Mr. G. E.
Vahanvati, learned Attorney General for India appearing for the Bharat Petroleum
Corporation Ltd. and Mr. Aniruddha Rajput, learned counsel for the respondents.
The main grievance which
has been articulated by learned Attorney General for India is that the impugned
judgment has been passed without giving any opportunity to the appellant herein
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. to file its reply.
In other words, the case
of the appellant has not even been considered before passing the impugned judgment/order.
We see considerable force in this submission. Consequently, the impugned order/judgment
dated 25.01.2010 passed in Writ Petition No.952 of 2009 is set aside and the matter
is remitted to the High Court for deciding it in accordance with law, after taking
into consideration the reply of the appellant herein. Since the matter has been
pending here for quite some time, we request the High Court to decide it
expeditiously. The appeal is disposed of accordingly.
...................J.
(DALVEER BHANDARI)
...................J.
(DEEPAK VERMA)
NEW
DELHI;
9TH
MARCH, 2011
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