# Allahabad High Court rejects petrol pump owner’s competition plea 2026-08-15T13:15:31+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition by an existing petrol pump owner seeking to challenge approval and a No Objection Certificate for a rival outlet near Bahraich. A Bench of Justices Shekhar B Saraf and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary held that financial loss from competition does not give a business owner the locus to invoke writ jurisdiction. The petitioner, M/s D.K. Automobiles, argued that the proposed outlet breached fuel station distance rules. The court noted that an earlier proceeding had recorded an amended exception where outlets use a common service road at least 7 metres wide. It said final permission would depend on constructing the required road, and called the fresh petition an abuse of process. The court also rejected the claim that it should protect the existing business from competition. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: Allahabad High Court, Bahraich, Indian Oil Corporation Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/allahabad-high-court-rejects-petrol-pump-owners-competition-plea/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/allahabad-high-court-rejects-petrol-pump-owners-competition-plea/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.