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As per the dies-non order, all government employees should attend their duties on Tuesday.
The high court's order came on a day when public life as well as government functioning came to a halt in Kerala with a number of trade unions staging a strike against the policies of the union government.
In Kerala, markets, shops and even wayside vendors were warned against venturing out and opening their shops by the organisers of the protest.
India is 85 per cent dependent on imports for meeting its oil needs and so retail rates adjust accordingly to the global movement.
In Kerala, the price of petrol and diesel rose by 84 paise and 81 paise respectively. Petrol in Kochi now costs Rs 107.72 per litre and diesel will be sold at Rs 94.81.
The lorry owners are on a war path, alleging that the oil companies are transfering the burden of paying Goods and Service Tax (GST) on tanker lorry owners.
Almost 600 lorries supplying petroleum products will be off the road as part of the agitation.
International crude oil prices shot above $110 a barrel for the first time since mid-2014 on fears that oil and gas supplies from energy giant Russia could be disrupted, either by the conflict in Ukraine or retaliatory western sanctions.
The conclusion of the Air India divestment as well as the upcoming listing of LIC is expected to prompt the Centre for a robust divestment target for FY23.
The price of petrol was hiked to Rs 101.39 a litre in Delhi from Rs 101.19 and to Rs 107.47 per litre in Mumbai, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.