Hyderabad, April 6 -- The Telangana High Court has granted an interim stay on a contentious policy by state-run oil companies that sought to reallocate LPG customers among distributors, citing potential harm to long-standing businesses.

Justice NV Shravan Kumar halted the implementation of the "Policy on Consumer Transfer - Area of Operation" (dated February 21, 2025) for three weeks, specifically protecting petitioners M/s Srinivasa Enterprises, HP Gas Distributors, and 34 other distributors.

Policy under scrutiny

Introduced by Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, the policy mandated customer redistribution based on the 2011 census and imposed monthly refill...