V. B. R. Menon vs. Principal Secretary To Government Of Tamil Nadu

ITEM NO.40 COURT NO.2 SECTION XIV

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 20173/2018 [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 18-01-2018 in PIL No. 19/2017 passed by the High Court of Manipur at Imphal] BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. & ANR. Petitioner(s) VERSUS NINGOMBAM RAMESHWAR SINGH & ORS. Respondent(s) WITH T.C.(C) No. 40/2021 (XII) Date : 10-02-2025 This petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Balbir Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Parijat Sinha, AOR Mr. Divyam Dhyani, Adv. Ms. Reshmi Rea Sinha, Adv. Mr. Naman Tandon, Adv. Ms. Meenakshi Arora, Sr. Adv. Mr. Dhiraj Abraham Philip, AOR Mr. Febin Mathew Varghese, Adv. Ms. Achalika Ahuja, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. M. Yogesh Kanna, AOR Mr. S.D.Sanjay, A.S.G. Digitally signed by NARENDRA PRASAD Date: 2025.02.12 17:31:46 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified

Ms. Agrima Singh, Adv.

Mr. Annirudh Sharma-ii, Adv. Mr. Amit Sharma, Adv. Mr. Prashant Singh, Adv. Mr. Khushal Kolwar, Adv. Mr. Shubham Paraksh Mishra, Adv. Ms. Parthvi Ahuja, Adv. Dr. N. Visakamurthy, AOR Mr. P. Ramesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. K. Sharma, Adv. Ms. Rajkumari D., Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

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1. The petitioners have approached this Court being aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 18.01.2018 passed by the High Court of Manipur at Imphal in PIL No. 19 of 2017, thereby directing that no licences shall be given to anyone for the purpose of construction of petroleum retail outlets or storage of any inflammable articles till the State Government/relevant authorities frame such safety guidelines, including specifying minimum area of open spaces between such storage sites and neighbouring buildings.

2. The judgment of the High Court was delivered on 18.01.2018. Subsequent thereto, the Union of India has framed guidelines vide Office Memorandum dated 07.01.2020. The guildelines deal with all the aspects, including safety, the distance from the schools, etc.

4. We, therefore, find that since directions as issued by the High Court have already been complied with, there will be no impediment for the petitioners to make an application with

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regard to grant of petroleum retail outlets in accordance with the said policy. The said policy is taken on record.

5. With the aforesaid observations, the special leave petition is disposed of.

6. Pending application(s), if any, stand(s) disposed of.

T.C.(C) No. 40/2021

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this Transferred Case.

2. Permission is granted.

3. Hence, the Transferred Case is disposed of as withdrawn.

(DEEPAK SINGH) (ANJU KAPOOR) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS COURT MASTER (NSH)