IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.20615 OF 2011 1. BISHESHWAR NATH SINGH S/O LATE SHIV BALAK SINGH R/O 25, JAGAT BALRAM APARTMENT, NORTH S.K. PURI, BORING ROAD, P.S.- SRI KRISHNAPURI, DISTRICT- PATNA. 2. KAMALDEO NARAYAN SHUKLA S/O LATE DASHRATH SHUKLA R/O ASHADEEP PALACE, HOUSE NO.28, SITA RAM PATH, PATEL NAGAR, P.S.- SHASTRI NAGAR, DISTRICT- PATNA 3. VIJAY KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI SHIVJI SINGH R/O VILLAGE- NETHUA, P.S.- MARHAURA, DISTRICT-SARAN AT CHAPRA PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GASES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, 204 'B' WING, SHASTRI BHAWAN, NEW DELHI 2. THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GASES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, 204 'B' WING, SHASTRI BHAWAN, NEW DELHI 3. THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. CORPORATE OFFICE, PLOT NO. 3079/3, SHADIQ NAGAR, J.B. TITO MARG, NEW DELHI - 110049 THROUGH THE CHAIRMAN 4. THE CHAIRMAN, THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD., CORPORATE OFFICE, PLOT NO. 3079/3, SHADIQ NAGAR, J.B. TITO MARG, NEW DELHI - 110049 5. THE BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. BHARAT BHAWAN, 4 & 6, CURRIMBHOY ROAD, BALLAD ESTATE, MUMBAI-400001 THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN 6. THE HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. 17, JAMSHEDJI TATA ROAD, MUMBAI - 400020, THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN 7. THE GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. 16, BHIKHAJI CAMA PALACE, NEW DELHI - 110066 THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN 8. THE OIL AND NATURAL GAS COMPANY SOUTH TOWER SCOPE MINAR, LAKSHMI NAGAR, DELHI – 110092, THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF MATERIAL MANAGEMENT O.N.G.C. LTD. 9. THE DIRECTORATE OF HYDROCARBONS OIDB BHAWAN, TOWER-A, PLOT N.2, SECTOR-73, NOIDA, THROUGH THE DIRECTOR GENERAL 10. THE OIL INDIA LTD. PLOT NO. 19, NEAR FILM CITY, SECTOR-16A, NOIDA-201301, THROUGH THE CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR RESPONDENT 1ST SET 11. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 12. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 13. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SALES TAXES, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA RESPONDENT 2ND SET ----------- For the petitioners : Mr.S.B.K.Mangalam,Advocate For Indian Oil Corpn. : Mr.Anil Kumar Jha, Sr.Advocate Mr.Sanat Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the State : Mr.Anjani Kumar, AAG 10 Mr.Rikesh Sinha, AC to AAG 10 For HPCL : Mr. Rajeev Prakash, Advocate. ------ 2 02 24.11.2011 The present writ petition has been filed in the form of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the basis of information received by the petitioner under Right to Information Act and downloaded from official websites of the concerned authorities. the present LPA has been filed. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners seek directions to the respondent authorities to bring on record the details about crude oil price in the International market, cost of transportation of crude oil to the territory of India to Refinery points, cost of production per kilo litre, net price of Petrol, High Speed Diesel, Kerosene, Aviation Turbine Fuel, LPG at the Refinery Points., the amount of subsidy grants of the Central Government per annum to compensate the loss sustained by the Oil Companies if any in the processing and marketing of crude oil to the petroleum products, Tax imposed by the Central Government on Petrol, High Speed Diesel, Kerosene, Aviation Turbine Fuel, LPS and other petroleum products per Kilo litre and various other information as made in the writ petition. The petitioners further seek direction for the sale of these petroleum products to the public at large at their production, marketing and establishment cost. We are unable to agree with the contentions raised by the learned counsel for the petitioners as the issues raised by the petitioner are merely matters of Government policy, and cannot be agitated under the banner of Public Interest Litigation. We are, therefore, of the view that any grievance in 3 this regard has to be put forth before the concerned authorities dealing with such matters and accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed. Chandran (T.Meena Kumari, J.) (Vikash Jain, J.)