New Delhi: Daily change in fuel prices was an “economic policy decision” of the central government and the courts must remain away from it, the Delhi High Court said Wednesday.
A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice VK Rao made it clear it was not inclined to interfere with the government’s decision, saying “there are larger economic issues” involved.
“It is an economic policy matter of the government. There are larger economic issues. The courts must remain away from it. Government may do it (fix a fair price). We cannot issue a mandamus (direction) to them to do it,” the court said. The bench was hearing a PIL by Delhi-based designer, Puja Mahajan, challenging the daily rise in fuel rates and seeking a direction to the Centre to fix a fair price for fuels.
HC declines to interfere with fuel price issue
