SC refuses PIL seeking disclosure of ethanol content in petrol

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions for disclosure of the ethanol content in petrol and greater transparency regarding the compatibility of ethanol-blended fuel with vehicles.

A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale declined to entertain the plea filed by advocate N.K. Goswami, while granting him liberty to approach the concerned High Court with his grievance.

“Go to HC and file it,” the Justice Sundresh-led Bench told



Goswami.

The petitioner-in-person submitted that he was not challenging the Centre’s ethanol-blending policy but was only seeking disclosure of the ethanol content in petrol being sold to consumers. “I am not challenging the policy. I just want to know. I have the right to know. Even when we buy a packet of biscuits we know the ingredients,” Goswami argued.

He further submitted that the issue concerned the rights of citizens and not any personal benefit. “We have the right to know what we are purchasing,” he told the apex court.