Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Supreme Court to hear plea on petrol ethanol disclosure
The Supreme Court will hear a case about petrol sold at fuel stations.
The case asks petrol pumps to tell customers how much ethanol is mixed into the petrol.
Narendra Kumar Goswami filed the petition.
He wants the information shown clearly on every fuel nozzle.
The proposed rule would apply across the country.
The petition asks the central government and other authorities to make this disclosure mandatory.
A two-judge Supreme Court bench will hear the matter.
The judges are Justices M M Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the petition on Monday.
The petition seeks mandatory, uniform disclosure of ethanol content in petrol nationwide.
Narendra Kumar Goswami filed the petition against the Centre and other authorities.
It asks petrol stations to display the precise ethanol percentage on every dispensing nozzle.
The case is listed before Justices M M Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale.
- Who
- The Supreme Court of India, Narendra Kumar Goswami, the Centre and other authorities, and Justices M M Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale.
- What
- A petition seeks mandatory and uniform disclosure of the precise ethanol percentage in petrol at fuel stations.
- When
- The matter is scheduled to be heard on Monday.
- Where
- The proposed disclosure would apply at petrol stations across the country; the hearing will take place before the Supreme Court.
- Why
- The petitioner wants customers to be clearly informed about the ethanol content of petrol.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Narendra Kumar Goswami
- Request
- Mandatory, uniform disclosure of ethanol content in petrol
- Proposed disclosure method
- Display the precise percentage on every dispensing nozzle
- Scope
- Petrol sold at fuel stations across the country
- Bench
- Justices M M Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale
- Hearing
- Scheduled for Monday
