ORDER

1. Pursuant to the order of 21-10-1994 and followed by an order dated 28-3-1995, certain directions were given in regard to the supply of lead-free petrol in the four metros and the supply of 0.15 g/l petrol at all the outlets in the four metros as well as in the rest of the country. According to the programme which was chalked out in this behalf, low-lead petrol of 0.15 g/l was to be supplied in the four metros at all the outlets by December 1994. This target was achieved even before that date by June 1994. The target for supplying the reduced lead content petrol of 0.15 g/l in the entire country was fixed as December 1996 and we are assured by the learned ASG that the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is proceeding full steam to ensure that the target is met and the reduced lead content petrol of 0.15 g/l becomes available in the entire country. As far as supply of unleaded petrol, i.e., petrol with a lead content of less than 0.013 g/l is concerned, a three-phase programme was drawn up. In the first phase, introduction of unleaded petrol in the four metros through selected retail outlets was to be completed by 1-4-1995 and this target has since been achieved. It was fu