Bengaluru: Karnataka high court on Tuesday directed the central and state govts to clarify by March 23 the allocation, stock, and other aspects pertaining to commercial LPG cylinder supply to Karnataka.Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum gave this direction after hearing a petition filed by the Bangalore Hotels’ Association and others seeking a direction for uninterrupted supply of commercial LPG cylinders to hotels and restaurants in Bengaluru. They claimed that the abrupt action of the authorities in halting the supply of commercial LPG cylinders following the West Asia crisis was arbitrary.K Sathish, counsel for the petitioners, submitted that the decision to allocate 1,000 commercial LPG cylinders to the entire state does not meet its requirements, as Bengaluru city alone has about 40,000 hotels and restaurants. The court was further informed that around 6 lakh people working in these hotels are affected, as some eateries have had to down shutters.In addition, the closure of hotels is affecting milk suppliers, poultry industry, and suppliers of meat, eggs and vegetables, the petitioners said.
