The Central Government’s counsel, the Attorney General, has demanded an immediate hearing against a decision of the Karnataka High Court regarding ethanol allocation. Attorney General R Venkataramani Supreme Court Told the vacation bench that there is an urgent need to hear this matter. Otherwise it will affect the national policy. Hearing Venkataramani’s argument, the Supreme Court has decided to hear the matter on Wednesday. This petition has been filed by an oil refinery company.
The petition challenges the decision of the High Court, in which oil companies were directed to increase the allocation to an ethanol company named VINP.
Karnataka High Court’s decision
Last week, the Karnataka High Court, while hearing the petition of VINP, said that oil companies should buy more ethanol from VINP. That means there is a need to increase its allocation. The company said that its ethanol purchases are being reduced, even though it fully meets all the standards of ethanol supply.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared in the High Court on behalf of the Central Government. At the same time, in this case, VINP company, which sells ethanol, had made OMC a defendant. The High Court in its order had asked OMC to purchase 9.9 crore liters of ethanol.
What did the AG say in the Supreme Court?
1. R Venkataramani told the bench of Justices MM Sundaresh and Sheel Nagu that there is an urgent need to hear this matter. Because, the national policy regarding ethanol will be affected by this decision.
2. Venkramani told the Supreme Court that the process of ethanol allocation has ended in October 2025. Under this process, 378 suppliers were informed about allocation for the supply of a total of 1,050 crore liters of ethanol. Of these, we already have a supply of 680 litres.
3. Venkataramani said in the court that if the allocation of one company is increased then other companies will also make similar claims. The policy that has been prepared due to this will collapse. This is a national issue.
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