Supreme Court of India

Durga Oil Company v. State of U.P. and Ors.

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Bench G.B. Pattanaik and A.P. Misra JJ.
Decided 29 July 1998

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Petroleum Act, 1934 : Rules 2(vii), (xii) & (xxii) First Schedule and Forms XI & XII-Dealer stored petroleum Class (High Speed Diesel) in underground tank and sold the same by using a pumping unit-Dealer held licence in Form XI-Held: Holder of licence in Form XI, which is meant for importing and storing petroleum class otherwise than in bulk, not entitled to do so-Licence in Form XII necessary for that purpose-Dealer's plea of purposive interpretation to hold otherwise, rejected-Interpretation of Statutes.

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