Partly allowed
Seena Mychael v. the State of Kerala
Kerala HCWP(C)/13290/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Oil marketing companies and franchisees challenged Kerala's fuel-station access permission guidelines and NOC rejections based on them. The Court held that access permission is governed by separate statutes and District Authorities under Rule 144 could not rely on the PWD guidelines; the guidelines, framed without consultation, were arbitrary. It set aside the Government Orders and NOC rejections
What did the court decide?
Exts.P2 and P4 G.Os and guidelines set aside; NOC rejections for non-compliance quashed; condition of PWD NOC declared void; reconsideration directed within two months; twelve writs challenging NOC gr