https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288549 Rule 144 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002 requires the District Authority to assess public safety factors such as public interest, traffic density, fire-service access and other relevant considerations when deciding no-objection certificates for petroleum outlets. In the absence of specific operational norms from the Central Government, the authority may rely on objective technical guidelines to support consistent and non-arbitrary decision-making; the Indian Roads Congress guidelines were therefore treated as a permissible aid, though not binding law. By contrast, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways norms framed for National Highways could not be extended to petroleum outlets on State Highways or other roads without a lawful basis, and refusal of applications on that footing was not sustainable. en-us Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 10:12:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288549 Rule 144 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002 requires the District Authority to assess public safety factors such as public interest, traffic density, fire-service access and other relevant considerations when deciding no-objection certificates for petroleum outlets. In the absence of specific operational norms from the Central Government, the authority may rely on objective technical guidelines to support consistent and non-arbitrary decision-making; the Indian Roads Congress guidelines were therefore treated as a permissible aid, though not binding law. By contrast, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways norms framed for National Highways could not be extended to petroleum outlets on State Highways or other roads without a lawful basis, and refusal of applications on that footing was not sustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288549