Oil cos in SC as SDMC seeks fee from petrol pumps for hoardings
New Delhi: Government-owned oil companies have rushed to the Supreme Court with a unique problem — BJP-led local bodies of Delhi are demanding fees from them for putting up hoardings at petrol pumps, advertising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s messages on the success of the Ujjwala scheme, swift switch to cleaner BS-VI fuel and the country’s fight against Covid-19.
Solicitor general Tushar Mehta on Monday said there has been some misunderstanding of the rules and regulations which has led to the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) demanding fees on advertisement hoardings that convey the government’s policies and its achievements to the general public.
