{
  "id": 7799957,
  "title": "101 petrol pumps penalised in Karnataka over fuel dispensing errors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/101-petrol-pumps-penalised-in-karnataka-over-fuel-dispensing-errors",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:56:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-petrol-pumps-fuel-dispensing-errors-101-penalised-10880952/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Karnataka has penalized 101 petrol pumps for fuel dispensing errors, according to a news conference by Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Minister Rizwan Arshad. The Department conducted eight days of continuous inspections on 805 petrol/diesel pumps, finding errors exceeding the permissible 50 ml per 10 litres in 101 of them. Fines totaling Rs 6.66 lakh were imposed, and further inspections are planned. Arshad criticized the amendment to the Legal Metrology (General) Rules in December 2025, which extends calibration periods for dispensing units from once a year to once every two years, claiming there's no scientific basis for this change. Current inspections reveal 85.2% of dispensing nozzles need recalibration within a year, as per Rule 4(12)(e) of the Karnataka Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011. The minister stated that extending the verification period would result in significant financial losses for consumers, who lost hundreds of crores last year due to faulty calibration. He urged the central government to reverse its decision and emphasized the state's plans to set up an online dashboard for verifying petrol pumps, ensuring accurate information for consumers, and re-verifying all pumps by the end of December.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "85% of fuel dispensing nozzles checked across petrol stations in Karnataka found to be defective",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/85-of-fuel-dispensing-nozzles-checked-across-petrol-stations-in",
        "published": "2026-09-16T13:44:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}