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Plea in SC Seeks Mandatory Disclosure of Ethanol Percentage in Petrol, Hearing
Plea in SC Seeks Mandatory Disclosure of Ethanol Percentage in Petrol, Hearing. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a petition on August 31. The petition seeks a directive to the Centre and others to ensure mandatory and uniform labelling on every dispensing nozzle at petrol pumps. It has also sought a direction that every fuel invoice should specifically and legibly state the percentage of ethanol in the petrol sold. The Supreme Court will hear a petition on August 31 requesting mandatory labeling at petrol pumps to disclose ethanol percentages in petrol., India News, Times Now
Why it matters. This petition addresses consumer transparency and vehicle health by demanding clear labeling of ethanol content in fuel sold across India.
- A PIL in the Supreme Court seeks mandatory disclosure of ethanol percentages in petrol.
- The petitioner, Narendra Kumar Goswami, also wants fuel invoices to state the exact ethanol blend.
- The Supreme Court is likely to hear the matter on Monday.
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