He also sought a restraint on construction of the outlet, and a direction for a fresh, independent environmental and safety assessment. Senior Advocate Anoop Nair, with Advocate Mihit Lunawat, appeared for HPCL; Advocate Aditya Sharma appeared for respondent no.4. The bench first examined whether the petitioner could invoke public interest jurisdiction at all. Finding no merit "both on the ground of want of locus standi as well as on merits," the court dismissed the writ petition. The State of Madhya Pradesh and OthersDate of Order: July 22, 2026Bench: Acting Chief Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal