Karnataka High Court faults OMCs for departing from agreement to procure ethanol from DEP
The Karnataka High Court ruled that Oil Marketing Companies cannot arbitrarily reduce ethanol procurement from dedicated plants after inducing them to invest heavily based on long-term agreements. The court emphasized that these plants were contractually barred from seeking other clients, making the OMCs' actions unfair.
Why it matters
The ruling protects private investors in the biofuel sector and reinforces the sanctity of government-backed long-term procurement contracts.
The High Court of Karnataka has said that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) cannot arbitrarily dilute assurances given to Dedicated Ethanol Plants (DEPs) for procuring certain quantity of ethanol on preferential allocation basis after inducing it to invest hundreds of crores of rupees to set up the plant under the Central government’s biofuel policy.
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