The Supreme Court has halted the Karnataka High Court's order to increase ethanol allocations for the 2025-26 supply year, urging state-run oil companies to maintain current levels. Attorney General R Venkataramani argued that such changes could destabilise the national E20 blending program, an "ongoing experiment."

The government informed the Supreme Court that India's 20% ethanol blending initiative in petrol is experimental, with clearer results expected by next year amid ongoing debates.

BPCL had contested an earlier order of the Karnataka high court directing them to increase ethanol allocation for 2025-26. | India News

Supreme Court maintains status quo on Karnataka HC's direction to reopen ethanol allocation for the 2025–26 supply year.