To make petrol and diesel cheaper for the public and to ensure the constant price in the nation, a lawyer has moved to Madras High Court asking for direction from the Union government.
The decision could be opted merely by the related government and these orders cannot be in the hands of the court to get passed, the first bench of acting Chief Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice P B Balaji noted on admitting the PIL.
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The bench said the court is not able to interrupt these policy decisions.
The court sought clearance from the Union ministries of finance and petroleum to file their responses in four weeks and adjourned the hearing.
As per C Kanagaraj, fuel prices vary by roughly 100 a litre in Tamil Nadu, despite a downfall in international crude oil prices because of Value Added Tax (VAT) charged by the state govt.
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The prices would get decreased to around 70 a litre if the two commodities were brought under the ambit of GST, he expressed
The same move shall directed to a saving of 30% for the consumers who spend a considerable amount of money on transportation, he cited.
For a longer period, the GST levying issue on petroleum products is there even after its execution concerning various other goods and services, since the state governments earn from VAT charged on petroleum products, he said.
