The Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench on Thursday issued notices to the Union authorities, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Confidence Petroleum India Limited on a petition filed by six LPG distributors alleging insufficient provide of home cooking gasoline cylinders.
A bench of Justice Anil S Kilor and Justice Raj D Wakode handed the order whereas listening to a plea filed by six distributors related to Confidence Petroleum India Limited in search of instructions to extend the availability of family LPG cylinders. The court docket has listed the matter for additional listening to on Monday.
In the meantime, the court docket ordered that the storage and provide of home LPG cylinders should be strictly as per the Government’s coverage.
The petitioners contended that regardless of coverage instructions issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas prioritising LPG provide for home customers, the corporate had failed to enhance the availability of family cylinders. They alleged that the corporate had not acted on repeated representations made by distributors in search of a halt to LPG exports and a rise in provide to the home market.
According to the plea, disruptions in international crude provide arising from the Iran–Israel battle had affected the motion of oil from international locations reminiscent of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Syria, resulting in constraints in LPG manufacturing. In view of the rising provide state of affairs, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had issued orders directing that LPG manufacturing and provide for home customers be given precedence, the petition said.
The distributors approached the court docket by advocates Shyam Dewani and Saahil Dewani.
Case : M/s Omkar Sales and others v Union of India WP (c) 2165/2026
