Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Supreme Court Rejects Plea for Ethanol Content Disclosure
A lawyer asked the Supreme Court to make petrol stations show how much ethanol is mixed into petrol.
He wanted the exact percentage displayed clearly at fuel pumps.
He also wanted the percentage printed on receipts and invoices.
The Supreme Court did not accept the petition.
Two judges, MM Sundresh and PB Varale, heard the case.
They dismissed the petition on Monday.
However, they said the lawyer could take the matter to the appropriate High Court.
This means the request may still be considered by another court.
The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL seeking greater transparency in ethanol-blended petrol sales.
The petition sought prominent disclosure of the exact ethanol percentage at petrol pumps.
It also asked that ethanol content appear on fuel receipts and invoices.
A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale dismissed the plea on Monday.
The court allowed advocate Narendra Goswami to approach the concerned High Court.
- Who
- Advocate Narendra Goswami filed the PIL; Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale heard it.
- What
- The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL seeking mandatory disclosure of ethanol content in petrol.
- When
- The plea was dismissed on Monday.
- Where
- The matter was heard in the Supreme Court; the petitioner was given liberty to approach the concerned High Court.
- Why
- The PIL sought greater transparency by requiring petrol pumps to display exact ethanol percentages and print them on receipts and invoices.
- Case type
- Public interest litigation (PIL)
- Petitioner
- Advocate Narendra Goswami
- Court decision
- Plea dismissed
- Requested disclosure
- Exact ethanol percentage in petrol
- Display requirement sought
- Prominent disclosure at petrol pumps
- Documents covered
- Consumer receipts and invoices
- Further legal option
- Approach the concerned High Court