The Supreme Court on Friday (October 30, 2026) appointed former apex court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai as sole mediator in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin gas migration dispute between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), along with its consortium partners, and the Union government.
Yet, I stand accused of theft,” Mr. On an earlier occasion, in May 2026, RIL had conveyed to the court its intention to write to the Union government to attempt a conciliation in the dispute. “It is the single largest success story in domestic gas production, contributing 30 percent of India’s output.
The court said the dispute was “very complex” in nature, and would require the expertise of someone like Justice Desai, who was well-versed in commercial matters. “We also request the learned mediator to have the assistance of two domain experts, as may be suggested by the parties, for the aforesaid purpose,” the Bench said. RIL, BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited and Niko (NECO) Limited have assailed the February 14, 2025 order of the Delhi High Court setting aside an order of a Single Judge Bench, which had upheld the arbitral award in favour of the RIL-led consortium for allegedly “migrating”of gas belonging to the state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation from the KG basin off the Andhra Pradesh coast. Singhvi had said in an earlier hearing. eom
