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Esso (Acquisition of Undertakings in India) Act, 1974

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BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITEDversusR. CHANDRAMOULEESWARAN AND OTHERS

2020 INSC 92Dismissed

The three oil companies (Bharat Petroleum, Indian Oil and Hindustan Petroleum) held long‑term leases on land, constructed petrol pumps and then sub‑let the premises to dealers. The landlords filed ejectment suits and the companies sought orders under Section 9 of the Madras City Tenants’ Protection …

G. SRIDHARAMURTIversusHINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. AND ANR.

1995 INSC 569Dismissed

The landlord leased premises to Esso Company in 1969. When Esso merged into Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPC) in 1974, the landlord filed an eviction suit under the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 alleging sub‑letting. The lower courts dismissed the suit, holding that under the Esso …

N.P. VERMA & ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

1989 INSC 33Case Allowed

The petitioners, former officers of Caltex Oil Refining (India) Ltd. (CORIL), challenged HPCL's 1980 rationalisation scheme that integrated management staff of CORIL, ESSO and Lube India into HPCL pay‑grades. They alleged that the scheme was arbitrary because HPCL failed to equate posts on the basis …