IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE RESERVED ON: 30.04.2025 DELIVERED ON: 06.05.2025 PRESENT:

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE GAURANG KANTH W.P.A. 8748 OF 2025 BULK LPG TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, EASTERN INDIA AND ORS.

VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

WITH WPA 9056 OF 2025 RAKESH KUMAR SHAW VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Appearance:-

Mr. Kalyan Bandyopadhyay, Ld. Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sirsanya Bandyopadhyay, Adv.

Ms. Anusmita Bhattacharya, Adv.

…..For the Petitioners Mr. Rabindra Nath Bag, Ld. Sr. Adv.

Ms. Mary Datta, Adv.

Mr. Sk. Md. Wasim Akram, Adv. …………….…..For Union of India In WPA 8748 of 2025.

Mr. Dhiraj Trivedi, Ld. Sr. Adv. (DSG)

Mr. Praloy Bhattacharjee, Adv. ……………….For Union of India In WPA 9056 of 2025.

Mr. Jaydip Kar, Ld. Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sanjib Kr. Mal, Adv. Mr. Bimalendu Das, Adv.

Ms. Shomrita Das, Adv.

……………..For the respondent nos. 4&5 [BPCL]

Mr. Biswanath Chatterjee, Adv.

Mr. Sobhan Kumar Pathak, Adv.

Mr. Sohan Krishna Chatterjee, Adv.

……………..For the respondent nos. 2&3 [HPCL]

Mr. Amit Kumar Nag, Adv. Ms. Pritha Bhowumik, Adv.

……………For the respondent nos. 6&7 [IOCL]

JUDGMENT Gaurang Kanth, J.

1. The writ petitions, being WPA 8748 of 2025 a