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  "id": 4585095,
  "title": "Supreme Court refuses to hear plea seeking mandatory disclosure of ethanol content in petrol at fuel pumps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-plea-seeking-mandatory-disclosure-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T06:34:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-plea-seeking-mandatory-disclosure-of-ethanol-content-in-petrol-at-fuel-pumps/article71409791.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 31, 2026, India's Supreme Court declined to hear a petition demanding mandatory disclosure of ethanol content in petrol sold at fuel pumps. The petition, filed by advocate Narendra Kumar Goswami, argued that consumers have the constitutional right to know the fuel's composition, quality, standards, and compatibility implications. The Court questioned the petitioner's locus standi and directed him to file the petition in the High Court instead. The Attorney General for the Centre described the plea as \"proxy litigation,\" noting that the Supreme Court had already dismissed a similar case last September. Goswami clarified that his concern was not with the E20 blending policy itself, but with the need for transparency regarding ethanol content in petrol. The Court ultimately dismissed the petition and ordered the petitioner to pursue his grievances in the appropriate High Court.",
  "summary": "During the hearing, the Bench questioned Mr. Goswami’s locus standi and asked why he had approached the apex court directly instead of moving the High Court first.",
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