Delhi Petrol Pumps Approach High Court Against Penalties For Supplying Fuel To End-of-Life Vehicles
The Delhi Excessive Court docket has sought a response from the Delhi authorities on a petition filed by the Delhi Petrol Sellers Affiliation, which has challenged the prosecution of gasoline pump house owners for supplying gasoline to Finish of Life Autos (ELVs), that are petrol autos aged above 15 years and diesel autos aged above 10 years.
Justice Mini Pushkarna, whereas issuing discover on the petition to the respondents, granted liberty to the gasoline pump house owners to convey the matter to the Court docket’s consideration if they’re penalised below the coverage. The case will probably be heard subsequent on September 8.
The coverage, which has been formulated to curb vehicular inhabitants within the Nationwide Capital Area, got here into impact from July 1, 2025.
The petrol sellers affiliation argued that whereas they don’t oppose restrictions on supplying gasoline to ELVs and are prepared to cooperate, they’re aggrieved with the “extreme, irrational and disproportionate legal responsibility” mounted upon them by searching for to prosecute and penalise them below Part 192 of the Motor Autos Act, 1988, even in conditions the place non-compliance could also be as a result of sheer inadvertence.
They argued that the SOP has burdened the petrol pump house owners and their attendants with the extra accountability of implementing the stated rule with out them being essentially outfitted or approved below any legislation to hold out such a accountability.
Based on them, the orders are arbitrary, irrational, unreasonable and disproportionate given that they search to penalise the petrol pump house owners for acts which can come up from sheer inadvertence and for causes that are past the management of the petrol pump house owners and their attendants.
Case : Delhi Petrol Sellers Affiliation v Authorities of Nationwide Capital Territory of Delhi and one other W.P.(C) 8855/2025
