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SC orders status quo on ethanol supply allocation
Hindustan Times Haryana
|July 01, 2026
The case comes at a time when India has already achieved its target of blending 20% ethanol with petrol
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered status quo on ethanol supply allocations for the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26, stepping into a dispute that the Centre says could have significant implications for India’s flagship ethanol-blending programme and its broader energy security strategy.
A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Sheel Nagu passed the interim order while hearing a plea by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), the industry coordinator for the ethanol blended petrol programme, challenging a Karnataka High Court direction that the Centre claimed could potentially reopen ethanol allocations already finalised and substantially implemented. The court issued notice on BPCL's plea and restrained any alteration to the existing allocation framework until further orders.
The case assumes significance because it comes at a time when India has already achieved its target of blending 20% ethanol with petrol — five years ahead of schedule.
This story is from the July 01, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Haryana.
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