MALPRACTICES AT PETROL PUMP

Petrol pump are looting CUSTOMERS by short delivery of petrol .
TILL THE DATE GOVERNMENT, METROLOGY DEPARTMENT , OIL COMPANIES ALL ARE THE PART OF THIS CORRUPTION WITH THE SUPPORT OF POLITICAL INFLUENCE. GOVERNMENT HAS TO DRAFT A STRICT LEGAL ACT TO CURB THIS CORRUPTION & MALPRACTICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUBLIC INTEREST



11. UNDER THE PROVISIONS of these enactments, namely, thePetroleum Act and Rules and the Weight and Measures Act, the officers of the Oil Companies, the Ministry and joint Industries (of the four oil companies put together) functioning under the respondent Ministry, carry out for regular checks, inspection and verification with regard to the maintenance of quantity and quality for sale and distribution of quality for sale and distribution of petroleum products from retail outlets at different hierarchical levels. The different levels on which these officers are discharging their duties are stated as under:
(a) There is an Area Sales Officer appointed by the respective oil companies who is charged with the obligation to carry out check, inspection and verification with regard to the quantity and quality of petroleum products sold and distributed from the petrol pumps:
(b) The officers at the managerial level in all the oil companies are also carrying periodical checks and inspection with a view to ensure that the area Sales Officer are doing their job effectively.
(c) The joint industry namely, the officers of all the four oil companies jointly carry out the check and inspection of the retail outlets unit being run under the Control of other oil companies.
(d) The officers under the Weight and Measures Act carry out heir check and inspection independently through Zonal Officer,and also through joint inspection team consisting of Zonal Officers of other oil companies.
(e) The Deputy Controller and Chief Controller under the Weight and Measure Act also carry out independent check and inspection of these petroleum products. It is submitted that almost on all the occasion the inspection and check by the senior officials are surprised inspection so as to effectively achieve the objective sought to be done under the Act. The petitioners, therefore, respectfully submit that these legislations provide for both maintenance and quantity and quality of the petroleum products to be sold from these retail outlets and as such the legislature has provided a complete code for achieving these purpose for these specific items."
5. Similar reference is made to the provisions of Essential Commodities act by which in exercise of powers under Section 3, the Central Government issued an order namely Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Prevention of Malpractive in Supply and Distribution) Order 1990 which was subsequently amended in the year 1993. The main grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents can take recourse to the provisions of the above enactments and there is no need to frame the Marketing Discipline Guidelines as sufficient provisions are made to check the malpractive in the trade. more