Kerala high court sets aside order on diesel supply at retail price to KSRTC
A division bench of Kerala High Court on Friday allowed an appeal filed by the state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) and set aside its earlier order asking them to provide fuel at retail rates to the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC).
A bench comprising Justices C S Dias and Basant Balaji said KSRTC, a bulk purchaser, falls within a separate class and cannot be treated at par with retail customers.
A single bench of the Kerala High Court had on April 13 said the the price of diesel charged by OMCs from the KSRTC was prima facie “highly exorbitant” and asked them to provide the fuel at retail rates to the latter.
