The petitioner lacked locus standi to file the writ petition, prompting the court to permit filing a Public Interest Litigation.

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order dated 15-12-2025 No. 1377/Dc-cum-Secy(Rev)/Pdy/Petroleum Appeal/2025 by the 1st respondent and the No Objection Certificate 1377/DM/RO/TAH/D3/2024-25/10503 dated 17.12.2025 issued by the 2^nd Respondent and quash the same and consequential direction to the 6^th Respondent to refrain from setting up of and commissioning the Petroleum Retail Outlet in the National Highway (NH - 32), (RHS of Indira Gandhi square to Marapalam junction) at Ward - K, Block-6, T.S. No. 3/5A of Olandai Revenue Village, Puducherry Taluk, Puducherry For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.Ravi Senior Counsel For Respondent(s): Mr.Vasanthakumar for R1, R2, R4 and R5 AGP (P)

Mr.B.Sudhir Kumar, for R3 Mr.D.Ravichandar for R7 and R8 Mr.Abdul Saleem, Sr.Advocate for Mr.O.S.Karthikeyan for R6

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order dt 15-12-2025 No. 1377/Dc-cum-Secy(Rev)/Pdy/Petroleum Appeal/2025 by the 1st respondent and the No Objection Certificate 1377/DM/RO/TAH/D3/2024-25/10503 dated 17.12.2025 issued by the 2nd Respondent and quash the same and consequential direction to the Respondents to refrain from setting up of and commissioning the Petroleum Retail Outlet in the National Highway (NH - 32), (RHS of Indira Gandhi square to Marapalam junction) at Ward - K, Block-6, T.S. No. 3/5A of Olandai Revenue Village, Puducherry Taluk, Puducherry.

2. Upon hearing the arguments of the learned Additional Government Pleader (Puducherry) for respondents 1, 2, 4 and 5 and learned senior counsel for 6^th respondent and the learned counsel for the respondents 3, 7 and 8, the learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that this Court may dispose of the present petition by granting liberty to the petitioner to file a Public Interest Litigation Petition before the Hon’ble First Bench of this Court and this Court may also extend the Interim Order to enable the petitioner to file the Public Interest Litigation.

3. The learned Additional Government Pleader (Puducherry) for respondents 1, 2, 4 and 5 and learned senior counsel for 6^th respondent and the learned counsel for the respondents 3, 7 and 8 have no objection for acceding to the submissions of the learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner.

4. In view of the above, this Court without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and taking note of the fact that the petitioner has no locus standi to file the present Writ Petition in individual capacity, as an aggrieved person, is inclined to dispose of present Writ Petition with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Hon’ble First Bench of this Court by way of Public Interest Litigation. Interim order already - granted by this Court is extended till 01.04.2026. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. No costs.