W.P.(C) 12262/2023 Page 1 of 12

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Date of Decision: 18^th September, 2023

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W.P.(C) 12262/2023

NEERAJ KUMAR DUBEY

..... Petitioner

Through:

Mr. Sanjeev Anand, Senior Advocate

with Mr. Raghav Alok and Ms.

Vasudha Trivedi, Advocates.

versus

UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

..... Respondents

Through:

Mr. Chetan Sharma, ASG with Mr.

Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with Mr. Amit

Gupta, Mr. Ghansyam Jha and Mr.

Vikramaditya, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

JUDGMENT

SANJEEV NARULA, J. (Oral):

1. The Petitioner, Mr. Neeraj Kumar Dubey, through this Public Interest

Litigation, raises his concerns regarding the National Policy on Biofuels,

2018 [“NBP 2018”], promulgated by Respondent No. 2 – Ministry of

Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India on 04^th June, 2018, and

subsequently amended on 15^th June, 2022. This policy permits use of food

grains – including damaged grains like wheat and broken rice – as feedstock

for ethanol production. While the NBP 2018 ai