HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED vs THE UNION OF INDIA — SLP(C) No. 7799/2026

Case under Tenders/licenses/leases : Tenders/licenses/leases Invited by Union/ Ut’s/ Central Public Sector Undertakings, Including Cancellation/award of Tenders. Section IV-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010113412026

Filing Date

20-Feb-2026

Registration No

SLP(C) No. 7799/2026

Diary Number

11341/2026

Order Date

26-Feb-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Disposed Off

Last updated 13-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Tenders/licenses/leases : Tenders/licenses/leases invited by Union/ UT’s/ Central public sector undertakings, including cancellation/award of tenders. Section IV-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED

    Adv. DUA ASSOCIATES

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE UNION OF INDIA

    Adv. AGAM SHARMA [caveat]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 26-Feb-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 26-Feb-2026

    Mention Memo

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan

  4. 20-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. SLP(C) No. 7799/2026

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Summary The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's interim order granting relief to VINP Distilleries in an ethanol supply allocation dispute with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL). The Court held that the High Court was overly cautious in interfering with a tender process that had already been finalized (on 17.10.2025) with 281 crore liters already supplied. The Supreme Court remitted the matter back to the High Court of Karnataka for expeditious hearing on merits, keeping all contentions open, while clarifying that any further ethanol allocation by HPCL shall be subject to the final outcome of the writ petition. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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