Guwahati, Aug. 31 -- The Supreme Court on Monday, August 31, declined to entertain a petition seeking mandatory disclosure of the ethanol content in petrol sold at fuel stations across India, with the petitioner alleging "silent compulsion" in the rollout of E20 fuel.

A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale was hearing a petition filed by advocate and petitioner-in-person Narendra Kumar Goswami, who argued that consumers have a right to know the composition, quality, standards and compatibility implications of the fuel they purchase.

Goswami contended that informing consumers about the ethanol content was essential, particularly when the government was implementing a nationwide ethanol-blending programme.

The Bench, ho...