KG-basin dispute: RIL, two firms tell SC they will write to Centre for mediation
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and two foreign firms have approached the Supreme Court, indicating their intention to seek mediation from the Indian government regarding the gas migration dispute in the Krishna-Godavari basin. The Supreme Court has commenced final hearings on appeals challenging a previous Delhi High Court ruling that set aside an arbitral award in favor of RIL and its partners. The court has allowed the parties to inform it about the mediation outcome while continuing with the hearing process.
- ▪RIL and two foreign firms will write to the Indian government for mediation in the gas dispute.
- ▪The Supreme Court has started final hearings on appeals challenging a Delhi High Court ruling.
- ▪An international arbitration tribunal previously rejected the Indian government's claim against RIL and its partners.
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Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and two other foreign firms on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) told the Supreme Court that they would write to the Centre for mediation in the Krishna-Godavari basin gas migration dispute.The matter was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi."All the petitioners will be writing to the Government of India today seeking mediation... We are submitting that let us attempt mediation," the counsel appearing for the firms told the apex court. India said to claim $30 billion from RIL, BP on gas outputThe counsel urged the bench that hearing in the case may be stopped till the mediation outcome.However, Attorney General R.
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