Page No.# 1/5 GAHC010146082025 2025:GAU-AS:8747 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3778/2025 MIDDLE ASSAM INDANE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MR. KASHI PRASAD PODDAR, LUIT GAS SERVICE, AT ROAD, HAIBARGAON, NAGAON 782002. PH. 9435061155. 2: MR. SUBHAJIT KR. BORAH SECRETARY MIDDLE ASSAM INDANE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION SUBHAJIT INDANE GAS B.B. ROAD AMOLAPATTY NAGAON (ASSAM) PHONE 9435069002 SECRETARY. 3: DILIP GOSWAMI ECO GAS CHAMBER MARWARI PATTY NAGAON- 782001 ASSAM PHONE NO. 7086765213. 4: BANI KANTA DAS EVE TOUCH M B ROAD WARD NO. 4 MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782105 PH. NO. 9854049293 5: HRISHIKESH SARMAH M/S INDHAN GURUDWARA ROAD FAUZDARIPATTY NAGAON PIN 782001. Page No.# 2/5 6: M/S CHOWDHURY GAS SERVICE PARTNER- BADARUDDUZA CHOWDHURY TALIBARPAR ROAD DHING TOWN P.O. AND P.S. DHING DISTRICT - NAGAON ASSAM PIN 782123 PH. 9435244285. 7: RAMONI TANTI LABONYA GAS SERVICE J P R ROAD JORHAT PIN 785001 PH. 9435101934. 8: RABIN DEKA M/S DEKA INDANE GRAMIN VITRAK. P.O. AMSOI DIST. NAGAON PIN 782425 PH. NO. 9859232211. 9: DERA INDANE GRAMIN VITRAK KHERONI WEST KARBI ANGLONG PH. NP. 7637014060. 10: M/S SWADESHI GAS AGENCY DHARMENDRA KAUSHIK KAMPUR NAGAON ASSAM PIN 782426 PH. NO. 7399567361. 11: PRANABJYOTI BARUAH BARBARUA INDANE AGENCY BARBARUA P.O. DIBRUGARH PIN 786007 VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND ORS MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, A-WING, SHASTRI BHAWAN, DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110001. Page No.# 3/5 2:THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT INDIAN OIL BHAVAN G-9 ALI YAVAR MARG BANDRA (EAST) MUMBAI- 400051. 3:THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER (LPG SALES) IO AOD INDIAN OIL CORPORATION SECTOR III NOONMATI GUWAHATI KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN 781021. 4:THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER (LPG) HEAD OFFICE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED INDIAN OIL BHAVAN G-9 ALI YAVAR MARG BANDRA (EAST) MUMBAI- 400051. 5:THE DIVISIONAL LPG - SALES GUWAHATI INDANE DIVISIONAL OFFICE GUWAHATI INDANE DIVISIONAL OFFICE NOONMATI GUWAHATI KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN 781020 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR B PATHAK, MR A DEY,MR. M SHARMAH Advocate for the Respondent : SC, C.G.C., Page No.# 4/5 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA ORDER Date : 27-06-2025 Heard Mr. B Pathak, learned counsel for the petitioner, who submits that the petitioner association comprises of authorized LPG distributors operating under the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) under the State of Assam. The primary role of the petitioner involves the delivery and release of the LPG connections to beneficiaries under Centrally sponsored schemes, including the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), which is a flagship scheme launched in 2017 by the Government of India, with the objective to provide clean cooking fuel to women from economically weaker sections, particularly those identified as Below Poverty Line (BPL) households. 2. The petitioner’s counsel submits that pursuant to implementation of the PMUY, various LPG connections were provided on receipt of applications from the recipients of the scheme. However, the IOCL, vide email dated 25.06.2025, has directed the petitioner to make a re-verification of the identified PMUY customers. The petitioner’s counsel submits that the time limit provided for completion of the re-verification was 30.06.2025, failure of which, would attract penalty as per email dated 25.06.2025. 3. The petitioner’s counsel submits that a reasonable time limit has to be provided by the respondents/IOCL, to enable the petitioner to complete the re- verification process and in that line, an email dated 26.06.2025 was submitted to the IOCL, asking for more time to complete the task required to be undertaken by the petitioner. However, no decision has been made by the IOCL on the petitioner’s email dated 26.06.2025 (Annexure-F). Page No.# 5/5 4. Mr. SS Roy, learned counsel appears for the respondent No. 1. 5. On considering the fact that the IOCL has not taken a decision on the petitioner’s email dated 26.06.2025, for giving more time to complete the re- verification of PMUY customers, this Court is of the view that the respondent No. 5, i.e., The divisional LPG-Sales, Guwahati Indane Divisional Office, Guwahati Indane Divisional Office, Noonmati, Guwahati, Kamrup (Metro), should take a decision on the petitioner’s email dated 26.06.2025. Accordingly, the respondent No. 5 is directed to take a decision on the petitioner’s email, for grant of more time to complete the re-verification process, within a period of 2 (two) weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with a copy of this writ petition. 6. Till then, the impugned communication/email dated 25.06.2205 issued by the respondent No. 5 should not be acted upon. 7. The direction passed above is subject to the condition that the petitioner submits a copy of this order and a copy of the writ petition to the respondent No. 5, i.e., The divisional LPG-Sales, Guwahati Indane Divisional Office, Guwahati Indane Divisional Office, Noonmati, Guwahati, Kamrup (Metro) on or before 30.06.2025. 8. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. JUDGE Comparing Assistant