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IA VOL.-i Petroleum Traders SLP
IA VOL.-i Petroleum Traders SLP
application and are not being repeated herein for the sake of
brevity.
filing of the present SLP and are crucial for adjudication of the
present matter.
the same standard format agreement for all their dealerships, with
5. The Petitioner submits that the RO Dealers comply with all Central
products, including but not limited to the Motor Spirit and High-
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Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the rules framed thereunder. It has
been affirmed by way of several RTI replies and letters from the
actions for any proved violations under the Legal Metrology Act,
2009 are to be dealt under the provisions of the said Act itself. A
7. It i (which is compensation
Report and was done after taking into account rising costs in
OMCs also intimated that RO Dealers are required to pay their own
befor
77].
SOP
follows:
The SOP also stated that if the RO dealers did not comply with the
them as per the MDG. A true and typed copy of the relevant extract
the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and its underlying rules i.e., +/- 25
ml for 5 liters on the one hand, and the one provided in the SOP
issued by the Respondent OMCs i.e., +/10 ml, on the other hand.
and also states that accuracy shall be +/- 0.5% or better when
OMCs also provide for an accuracy class of 0.5 (meaning that the
12. Soon after the 2017 Amendments, the Respondent OMCs started
13. Several writ petitions were filed across the country by aggrieved
No. 10334/2017 vide order dated 16.01.2018 and tagged the said
WP(C) No. 11246 of 2017 and WP(C) No. 10746 of 2017. A true
16. The Respondent also filed an application for vacation of the interim
order whereby the interim order was to continue till the pendency
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A true and correct copy of C.M No. 46287 of 2017 filed by the
to 166].
18. C.M No. 1695 of 2018 was filed by Jagadamba Service Station in
controverted.
A true and correct copy of C.M No. 12473 of 2019 filed by the
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retail outlets, the OMCs have not enhanced the margins of the R.O.
23. The learned Single Judge partly allowed the writ petitions vide final
A true and correct copy of the application for stay being C.M No.
disposed off
26.
their response to the application for stay. A true and correct copy
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28.
29. While the matters have been sub-judice (on which premise the
the
delivery of the dispensing unit through its nozzle and found -10 ml
error in 5 liters and stated that the same is within permissible limit.
517] A true and typed copy of the letter written by the Legal
518].
across all nozzles was within the maximum permissible error range
even more if the petrol pump is in a remote area. A true and typed
copy of the chart filed by the Respondent OMC with their Counter
Dealers as per (i) the wages prescribed by the OMCs and (ii) the
A true
37 [Pg. No. 527 to 528]. A true and correct copy of the computation
[Pg. No. 566 to 567]. A true and correct copy of the order passed
to 574].
36. In fact, the Petitioner further submits that there are several
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A true and
is
prayed.
38. The present application is filed bona fide and in the interests of
is granted.
PRAYER
to:
(i) Allow the present application, and permit the Petitioner to plead