Authority: Supreme Court of India, Registrar Court (Before Registrar Sh. Apurv Singh)

Order Date: 16-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Petitioner – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC); Respondents – Trivedi Janardan Ghan​shyambhai & others (multiple respondents numbered 1‑… up to 300+ across several SLPs).
  • Petitions: Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 35721/2025 and SLP(C) Nos. 396, 420, 440, 11006, 9527, 9009, 11331, 11901, 10812, 16199 of 2026.
  • Nature: The petitions seek appropriate orders/directions on various IA numbers; the primary procedural issue is service of notice and appearance of respondents.
  • Observations: For each SLP, the Court recorded dates on which service of notice was completed for large blocks of respondents (e.g., 01‑04‑2026, 04‑04‑2026, 30‑01‑2026, 01‑06‑2026, May‑2026, June‑2026). In every case, none of the respondents entered appearance despite service.
  • Directions to Petitioner's Counsel: Granted specific time‑frames (one week or two weeks) to file affidavits of dasti service or fresh particulars for the respondents whose service was incomplete or contested. Specific respondent numbers are listed for each SLP (e.g., respondents 15‑16‑19‑52 for SLP 396; respondents 31‑41‑48‑49‑62‑69‑71‑72 for Item no.56; respondent 90 for SLP 440; etc.).
  • Directions to Respondents: Where vakalatnama had been filed (e.g., respondents 1, 9, 10, 17, 18 in SLP 396; respondents 1, 6, 11, 20, 70 in Item no.56), the Court gave a final two‑week opportunity to file counter‑affidavits; failure will result in decline of further opportunity.
  • Additional Orders: For SLPs 11006/2026 and 16199/2026, the Registry is instructed to process the matters for listing before the Court as per rules. All matters are listed again for 19‑08‑2026.

Final Outcome

  • Petitioner's counsel must submit the required affidavits or fresh particulars within the stipulated one‑ or two‑week periods; respondents who have not filed counter‑affidavits lose the chance to do so. The cases will be listed again on 19‑08‑2026, and the Registry will move forward with formal listing for the specified SLPs.

Topics: Special Leave Petition, Service of Notice, Oil & Gas Sector