Bombay High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Gas Distributors' Plea To Increase Domestic LPG Cylinder Supply

The Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench on Thursday issued notices to the Union government, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Confidence Petroleum India Limited on a petition filed by six LPG distributors alleging inadequate supply of domestic cooking gas cylinders.

A bench of Justice Anil S Kilor and Justice Raj D Wakode passed the order while hearing a plea filed by six distributors associated with Confidence Petroleum India Limited seeking directions to increase the supply of household LPG cylinders. The court has listed the matter for further hearing on Monday.

In the meantime, the court ordered that the storage and supply of domestic LPG cylinders must be strictly as per the Government's policy.

The petitioners contended that despite policy directions issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas prioritising LPG supply for domestic consumers, the company had failed to augment the supply of household cylinders. They alleged that the company had not acted on repeated representations made by distributors seeking a halt to LPG exports and an increase in supply to the domestic market.

According to the plea, disruptions in global crude supply arising from the Iran–Israel conflict had affected the movement of oil from countries such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Syria, leading to constraints in LPG production. In view of the emerging supply situation, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had issued orders directing that LPG production and supply for domestic consumers be given priority, the petition stated.

The distributors approached the court through advocates Shyam Dewani and Saahil Dewani.

Case : M/s Omkar Sales and others v Union of India WP (c) 2165/2026