Administrative Law — Dealership in lieu of long term lease of land — Dealership and Company Owned

August 23rd, 2013

Administrative Law — Dealership in lieu of long term lease of land — Dealership and Company Owned Company Operated (COCO) outlets — Difference between — Held, in order to appreciate the difference between the two concepts, it has to be understood that the concept of a dealership in respect of a retail outlet is completely alien to the concept of a COCO unit — While the former deals with the right of the dealer to independently operate the retail outlet, in the case of a COCO unit, the entire set up of the retail outlet is owned by the Oil Companies and only the day-to-day operation thereof is outsourced to a M&H Contractor.

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Mohd. Jamal v. Union of India[Bench Strength 2], Civil Appeal No. 5228/2013 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 5849/2008)(08/07/2013), 2013(8) SCALE 762 [Altamas Kabir, C.J.: J. Chelameswar, J.]

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