Karnataka govt brings new rule for petrol pump owners, mandates NOC for switching businesses
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Petrol pumps and LPG retail outlets based in Bengaluru and other urban areas of Karnataka might be mandatorily asked to obtain a No Objection Certificate (NoC) from the oil marketing companies in case they want to switch businesses.
This means that oil companies too will need to approve the changes that the landlord decides in using the land. It was after the ministry of petroleum and natural gas sent a letter to the urban development department, asking it to treat retailing of petrol, diesel and LPG as essential activities that the department sent a circular to this effect to BDA and other state authorities.
The new rule only applies to outlets that are affiliated to public sector oil marketing companies, leaving private retail outlets untouched.
However, the new rule has not met the consent of
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"They want to pay peanuts for the land they get. Instead of making rentals attractive, they come up with irrational rules such as this infringing upon the fundamental rights of citizens," he told ET.
"The oil marketing companies are making no efforts to retain the landlords, and as a result, more than a dozen pumps have closed down in the past two years," he added.
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