M/S. Morya Hp Gas Gramin Vitrak Through Its Partner Dipak Shankar Omase v. Union Of India Thr Sec. Ministry Of Petro And Natural Gas And ORS

Digitally signed by PRASHANT VILAS RANE Date:

2025.04.18 13:42:21 +0530 PRASHANT VILAS RANE 906-907-501.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5060 OF 2025 M/s. Sumatilal Dalichand Dugad & Ors.

..Petitioners VS Union of India & Ors.

..Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO.5061 OF 2025 M/s. Morya HP Gas Gramin Vitrak Through its partner Dipak Shankar Omase & Ors.

..Petitioners VS Union of India & Ors.

..Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO.5168 OF 2025 (NOT ON BOARD TAKEN ON BOARD) Mehta Enterprises through its Partner Anupam Mehta& Ors.

..Petitioners VS Union of India & Ors.

..Respondents __________ Mr. B. G. Logade i/b. Mr. Drupad S. Patil, for the Petitioners in WP 5060/25 & WP 5061/25.

Mr. Anvil S. Kalekar, for Petitioners in WP 5168/25. Mr. Sunil Gangan with Mr. Swapnil Shikre and Siddharth Shibu i/b. RMG Law Associates, for Respondent Nos.2 and 3 in WP 5060/25 & WP 5061/25. Mr.Krishnan Iyer i/b. Pragnya Legal Advocate for BPCL -Respondent No.3 in WP 5168/25.

__________ CORAM :

G. S. KULKARNI & ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ.

DATE :

17 APRIL 2025 P.C.:

1.

Let reply-affidavit to the petitions be placed on record within three weeks from today.

P. V. Rane

906-907-501.odt 2.

Insofar as ad-interim protection sought by the Petitioners are concerned, our attention is drawn to an order dated 7 April 2025 passed by the Division Bench of this Court at Nagpur in the case of M/s. Megha Indane and Others V/s. Union of India and Others1 , whereby while adjourning the proceedings an ad-interim order has been granted to the effect that the operation of the impugned policy dated 21 February 2025 has been stayed. It is submitted on behalf of the Petitioners that similar orders be passed in the present proceedings. 3.

Stand over to 7 May 2025 High on Board.

4.

We are inclined to grant ad-interim protection to the Petitioners in similar terms as granted in the other batch of petitions which were before us on 9 April 2025 viz. Writ Petition Nos. 4834 of 2025, 4838 of 2025, 4607 of 2025, 4651 of 2025, 4682 of 2025 & 4258 of 2025 wherein we have stayed the impugned policy dated 21 February 2025. Ordered accordingly. 5.

Considering the interim protection as granted by us, the RespondentCompany is directed not to take any further action against the Petitioners under the impugned policy.

[ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] [G. S. KULKARNI, J.] 1 Writ Petition No. 1885 of 2025.

P. V. Rane