Partly allowed
R.Prakash, v. the District Collector
Kerala HCWP(C)/3549/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Oil Marketing Companies and franchisees challenged Kerala Government Orders laying down access permission guidelines for fuel stations and refusals of NOCs under Rule 144 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002 for non-compliance with those guidelines. The Court held District Authorities cannot rely on such guidelines when deciding NOCs, and that the guidelines were framed arbitrarily without consultation.
What did the court decide?
Exts.P2 and P4 G.Os and guidelines set aside; District Authorities' NOC rejections set aside; PWD NOC conditions declared void; authorities directed to reconsider NOC applications within two months; c