Supreme Court refuses to pause proceedings in KG Basin gas migration dispute
The Supreme Court has decided to continue proceedings in the KG Basin gas migration dispute between the Centre and a Reliance Industries Limited-led consortium. The Centre accused the consortium of unlawfully extracting natural gas from state-run ONGC's fields, while the consortium denied the allegations, claiming that gas migration is a natural geological process. The court stated that the hearing will proceed unless both parties jointly inform it of a resolution.
- ▪The Supreme Court declined to pause the proceedings in the KG Basin gas dispute.
- ▪The Centre accused the consortium of committing theft of natural gas belonging to ONGC.
- ▪The consortium plans to seek mediation from the Union government regarding the dispute.
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Supreme Court refuses to pause proceedings in KG Basin gas migration disputeThe CJI said that the hearing would continue unless both sides jointly informed the court that a resolution had been reached.Updated on: May 21, 2026 8:38 AM ISTBy Utkarsh AnandShare viaCopy link The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to pause proceedings in the high-stakes Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin gas migration dispute between the Centre and a Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)-led consortium, even as the consortium informed the court that it intends to approach the Union government seeking conciliation or mediation of the matter.The hearing had on Tuesday commenced before the bench comprising the CJI and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi.
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