Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday set aside a single Judge's recent order restraining oil marketing companies from charging higher price for diesel sold to state transport corporations in Tamil Nadu.
Earlier, the High Court had restrained the Centre from charging higher diesel price from transport corporations in Tamil Nadu.
The petition filed by the Petroleum Ministry had contended the single Judge ought not to have entertained the petition by the Chairman of state transport undertakings challenging the Centre's decision which had a country-wide ramification and should have dismissed it in limine.
Earlier, the case was brought forward by the state government which challenged the Petroleum Ministry's decision to charge bulk consumers more as per its new dual pricing policy. In its plea, the state had argued that its transport corporations were loss making prepositions but a very important and essential service used by masses....
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