Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 16-07-2026
Case Overview
- Civil Appeal No. 2131/2012 filed by M/S Gas Authority of India Limited (appellant) against the State of Uttar Pradesh & others (respondents).
- IA No. 84225/2023 – Early Hearing Application filed alongside C.A. No. 2132/2012 (III‑A).
- Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shree Chandrashekhar.
- Counsel for appellant: Mr. N. L. Ganapathi, AOR; for respondents: Mr. Bhakti Vardhan Singh, AOR, Mr. Sauvik Singh, Adv., Mr. J Tarun Kumar, Adv., Mr. Ankit Khatri, Adv.
- The dispute concerns a re‑assessment notice issued by the State of Uttar Pradesh based on invoices raised by the appellant to 12 industrial consumers alleged to have drawn excess gas by tampering meters.
- The State treated the demand raised by the appellant as a sale of excess gas to those consumers.
- The appellant challenges the re‑assessment, stating that an arbitration award in favour of two of the consumers found they had not tampered with meters.
- Additionally, the appellant asserts that no amount has been recovered from the remaining ten consumers, which formed the basis for the re‑assessment proceedings.
- The appellant intends to file an affidavit supporting these contentions.
Final Outcome
- The Court ordered that the matter be listed for further hearing on 21‑07‑2026.
- The appellant was directed to file an affidavit detailing the points raised.
Topics: Regulatory Dispute, Gas Supply