India, March 18 -- The central government on Tuesday told the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court that it was making all possible efforts, domestically and internationally, to ensure that citizens don't face any hardship due to the disruption in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplies caused by the war in West Asia.

An affidavit filed through solicitor general Tushar Mehta said that the Centre was monitoring the situation and taking all remedial measures to ensure the smooth distribution and availability of gas cylinders.

Accepting the government's statement, a division bench of justices Anil S Kilor and Raj D Wakode on Tuesday disposed of a petition filed by six gas distributors against Confidence Petroleum India Ltd, a Nagpur-based f...