India, Jan. 29 -- The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to file an affidavit stating clearly that no penal action has been taken against Delhi petrol pump dealers accused of selling diesel outside their authorised areas, including in Noida and Ghaziabad.

The direction came while hearing an appeal filed by a Noida-based businessman, who had alleged that several petrol pump dealers operating in Delhi were supplying diesel through tankers to parts of Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad districts in Uttar Pradesh, even though their licences permit sales only within the National Capital Territory.

The appellant had sought information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act on whether ...