Partly allowed
Pushkaran Nair, v. the District Collector
Kerala HCWP(C)/35334/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Petroleum companies and franchisees challenged Kerala Government Orders prescribing access-permission guidelines for fuel stations. The Court held a District Authority deciding a NOC under Rule 144 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002 cannot rely on the Guidelines, as access permission is a statutory function of Highway Authorities. It also found the guidelines arbitrary for want of consultation. The impu
What did the court decide?
Ext.P2 and P4 Government Orders and Guidelines set aside; NOC rejection orders set aside; reconsideration within two months; NOCs already granted upheld; related writs dismissed