Authority: Supreme Court – Special Lok Adalat
Order Date: 23-08-2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (Appellant) vs. Krishan Gopal & Ors. (Respondents).
- Civil Appeal No. 1878/2016 filed by ONGC.
- Multiple intervention applications were listed: IA No. 26013/2021 (grant of interim relief), IA No. 216206/2026 (intervention), IA No. 26017/2021 (intervention), IA No. 280546/2025 (intervention/impleadment), IA No. 252084/2024 (intervention/impleadment), IA No. 211709/2024 (intervention/impleadment), IA No. 118949/2018 (vacating stay), IA No. 218498/2025 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment), IA No. 218499/2025 (exemption from filing O.T.).
- The bench comprised Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Mr. Ranjit Kumar.
- Senior Advocate Ms. Vanita Bhargava and AOR Ms. Fauzia Shakil appeared for the court.
- Counsel for the appellant included Ms. Nina Gupta, Dr. Lalit Bhasin, Mr. Aditya Bhasin, Ms. Bhumani Tyagi, Ms. Radhika Gupta, and AOR Mr. Shivaji M. Jadhav.
- Counsel for the respondents included Ms. Asha Jain Madan, Mr. Rhishabh Jetley, Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, among others.
Final Outcome
- The Special Lok Adalat could not secure an inter‑party settlement.
- The dispute was referred for determination to the Special Lok Adalat, and the matters will be listed before the Court in due course.
Topics: Legal Proceedings, Oil & Gas