Judgment of the Calcutta High Court in the matter of Yeasin Molla & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/09/2023. The petitioners are the ration card holders and members of Priority Household under the National Food Security Act, 2015. In the instant writ petition the petitioners have challenged …
A KEROSENE crisis is crippling daily life in Mysore city. The kerosene demand in the city is at least 2,000 kilo litres (KL) per month, while the allocation by the Food and Supplies Department is only 1,600 KL. Even out of this woefully insufficient allocation, the department is diverting about …
KEROSENE is the cooking flame in the kitchen for a large part of Delhi"s households. This most basic of liquid fuels has for years been provided by the government"s public distribution system (PDS), a classically corrupt and decentralised system, to people who usually turn a blind eye to the bent …
ONCE the parity in the prices of kerosene and high speed diesel oil (HSDO) ceased in 1978-79 and HSDO prices soared to nearly 3 times that of kerosene in 1992-93, there has been a sharp increase in the demand for kerosene in the blackmarket. While the household energy consumption grew …
LIQUID petroleum gas (LPG) connection holders in India, by virtue of this privilege, are entiled to 4 litres of kerosene from the public distribution system. Those not so fortunate are supposed to get a requisitely higher quantity. The division sounds fine in theory but works only distortedly in practice, giving …
