New Delhi, July 1 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed maintenance of status quo on ethanol supply allocation for the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26 while hearing a challenge to a Karnataka High Court (HC) order concerning enhanced ethanol allocation to a distillery.

Supreme Court Orders Status Quo on Ethanol Allocation

A partial court working days bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Sheel Nagu issued notice after hearing Attorney General R Venkataramani for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave for the respondent.

The Attorney General challenged the Karnataka High Court's order directing OMCs to consider Vinp Distilleries' plea for enhanced ethanol allocation for ESY 2025-26, arguing it could disrup...