New Delhi: The Supreme Court on December 20 quashed the government's August 9 order cancelling allotments of over 3,000 petrol pumps and LPG dealerships since January 2000 in the wake of the controversy over their selection.

"The August 9, 2002 order looked from any angle cannot stand the scrutiny of Law," a Bench comprising Justice Y K Sabharwal and Justice H K Sema said while referring 417 of the 3,760 cancelled allotments to a two retired-judge committee for scrutiny.

PTI