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RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/31745
FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
Madam Cama Road, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk, Mantralaya Annex,
Mumbai 400 032, dated the 4th January 2019
Order
ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955.
No. Petrol-2019/C.R. 5/C. S. 27.— Whereas, Employees of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. in
non-management cadre are being exhorted by their union viz. Bharat Petroleum Corporation (Refinery)
Employees Union (BPCREU), Petroleum Workmen’s Union (PWU) and Bharat Petroleum Technical and
Non-Technical Employees Association (BPTNTEA) to proceed on strike of 2 days i.e. on 8th and 9th
January 2019 for their various demands which will lead to disruption of supply and distribution of Petroleum
Products such as LPG, Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene etc. and will also cause great hardship and inconvenience
to General Public at large during the period of strike ;
Whereas, for maintaining the supplies of Essential Commodities as defined in sub-section (viii) of
section 2 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), as amended by the Essential Commodities
(Amendment) Act, 2006 (54 of 2006) which came into force on 12th February, 2007 and for securing their
equitable distribution and availability at sales outlets, it is necessary for the Government to declare the
above acts of Bharat Petroleum Corporation (Refinery) Employees Union (BPCREU), Petroleum Workmen’s
Union (PWU) and Bharat Petroleum Technical and Non-Technical Employees Association (BPTNTEA)
as prejudicial to the supply, storage and distribution of Essential Commodities (Petroleum Products) such
as LPG, Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene etc. and as an offence under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (2)(d)(e) of section 3 of the
Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Government of Maharashtra hereby declares the following
act or acts done by an individual or group of individuals of Bharat Petroleum Corporation (Refinery)
Empolyees Union (BPCREU), Petroleum Workmen’s Union (PWU) and Bharat Petroleum Technical and
Non-Technical Employees Association (BPTNTEA) as an ofence under the Essential Commodities Act,
1955.