Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 275 · Decided 29 July 1998
Durga Oil Company v. State of U.P. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 275 · [1998] 3 S.C.R. 922
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3524/1998
- Decided
- 29 July 1998
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, AJAY PRAKASH MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Petroleum Act, 1934 : Rules 2(vii), (xii) & (xxii) First Schedule and Forms XI & XII-Dealer C stored petroleum Class B (High Speed Diesel) in underground tank and sold the same by using a pumping unit-Dealer held licence in Form XI-Held: Holder of licence in Form XI, which is meant for necessary for that purpose-Dealer's plea of purposive interpretation D to hold otherwise, rejected-Interpretation of Statutes. The appellant filed a writ petition before the High Court challenging the order of the District Supply Officer calling upon the appellant to stop using the underground
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