<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">A Supreme Court lawyer today, August 8, filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of the government decision to increase prices of petrolatum products.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Advocate Md Eunus Ali Akond submitted the petition as a public interest litigation to the HC seeking stay on and cancellation of the government notification hiking prices of fuel products.</div><div><br></div><div>The HC may hold hearing on the petition within few days.</div><div><br></div><div>On August 5, the government raised the price of diesel and kerosene by 42.5 percent and petrol and octane by 51.1 percent and 51.7 percent respectively.</div><div><br></div>