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E20 Policy: Ever since the increase in the prices of petrol and diesel, E20 petrol i.e. ethanol blended petrol has been in the news a lot. The government was also continuously advocating for this. So various discussions were also going on regarding its allocation. After which, recently the Supreme Court has issued an order, which has removed all the confusion regarding the allocation of E20.
Supreme Court decision
In fact, recently the Supreme Court has ordered that at present there will be no change in the ethanol allocation system for 2025-26. According to the report of NDTV, the court has taken this decision during the hearing of a petition of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. BPCL has got a lot of relief from this decision.
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What is the whole matter?
This whole matter is related to the decision of the High Court, in which it had asked the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to consider the demand of increasing the ethanol allocation of some distilleries (liquor making units). This decision of the High Court was challenged by BPCL in the Karnataka High Court and it was said that if more ethanol was given to some distilleries, then the ethanol purchase and allocation system implemented in the entire country could be affected.
What happened during the hearing?
During the hearing of this case, Attorney General R. appearing on behalf of the Central Government. Venkataramani said that the High Court’s order may affect the government’s policy of mixing 20% ethanol in petrol. He also informed that the ethanol supply contracts for 2025-26 have already been completed in October 2025 and many similar cases are also pending in different High Courts of the country.
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Answers sought from 24 parties including central government
In view of these arguments during the hearing, the Supreme Court has ordered to maintain the status quo for the time being. That means there will be no change in the existing system of ethanol allocation for 2025-26. In this matter, the court has issued notice to a total of 24 parties including the central government and 23 distilleries and sought their response. Now after receiving their reply, the next hearing of the case will take place.