Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 07-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD. (Appellant) vs. PRAVINBHAI PARSHOTTAMBHAI VADODARIA & ORS. (Respondents).
  • Civil Appeal No. 167/2025 and related Civil Appeals No. 168/2025, 169/2025, 171/2025, 170/2025 (all III‑B) were listed together.
  • Special Leave Petitions (SLP(C)) No. 25764/2025, 27484/2025, and 28873/2026 (all III‑B) were also part of the hearing.
  • Bench: Hon'ble Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Hon'ble Mrs. Justice V. Mohana.
  • Counsel for Appellant: Mr. Tushar Mehta (Solicitor General), Mr. Sidhant Kumar, Adv., Mr. Om Batra, Adv., Ms. Ekssha Kashyap, Adv., Ms. Shreya Kasera, Adv., Mr. Sahil Tagotra, Adv., with AORs Mr. Tushar Mehta, Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Mr. Gaurav Vats.
  • Counsel for Respondents: Mr. Shamik Shirishbhai Sanjanwala, AOR Mr. Haard Soni, Adv. Mr. Aditya Tripathi, Adv. Ms. Shubhangi Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Dhananjai Jain, AOR Ms. Anushree Prashit Kapadia, AOR Mr. Pranay Bhardwaj, Adv. Ms. Pragya Jaishwal, Adv. Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, AOR Mr. S. Biswal, Adv.

Court Orders

  • SLP(C) No. 25764/2025 (Item No. 24.5)

1. Instructions from the parties are still awaited.

2. The matter is to be de‑tagged from the rest of the matters.

3. The matter is listed for hearing on 12‑10‑2026.

  • SLP(C) No. 27484/2025 (Item No. 24.6)

4. The Learned Solicitor General, representing the petitioner‑corporation, seeks and is granted time to obtain instructions regarding payment of compensation as per paragraph 6 of the Gujarat High Court order dated 26‑04‑2022 in R/SCA No. 9258/2021 (Annexure P/7), read with paragraph 8 of the Supreme Court judgment dated 20‑01‑2023 in SLP (Civil) No.13885/2022 (Annexure P/9).

5. The matter is to be de‑tagged from the rest of the matters.

6. The matter is listed for hearing on 16‑10‑2026.

  • SLP(C) No. 28873/2026 (Item No. 24.7)

7. The office report indicates that service of notice is incomplete on some of the respondents.

8. Necessary steps are to be taken to serve the respondents either through dasti mode or through the counsel representing them before the High Court.

9. The matter is listed for hearing on 26‑10‑2026 along with the rest of the matters.

Final Outcome

  • The Court issued procedural directions: de‑tagging of the three SLP matters, scheduling of future hearing dates (12‑Oct‑2026, 16‑Oct‑2026, 26‑Oct‑2026), granting the Solicitor General time to seek compensation instructions, and ordering completion of service to respondents via dasti or counsel.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Compensation, Procedural Orders