Authority: Supreme Court of India (Registrar Sh. Apoorv Singh)

Order Date: 28-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)
  • Respondents: Trivedi Janardan Ghanshyambhai & Ors.
  • Petition(s): Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 35721/2025 and multiple SLP(C) Nos. 440/2026, 9527/2026, 9009/2026, 11331/2026, 11901/2026, 10812/2026, 19009/2026.
  • Hearing Date: 28 September 2026.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Mr. Nikhil, Mr. Rishi Kumar Singh Gautam, Mr. Tamilarasan Varadarajan, Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Mr. Abhishek Pachauri, Ms. Vamsi Krishna, Mr. Gunnam Venkateswara Rao (AOR).
  • Counsel for Respondents: Ms. Nidhi Singh.

Court Orders per SLP

  • SLP(C) No. 440/2026: Opportunity for respondents Nos.1, 17, 24, 33, 44, 45, 50, 54 & 71 to file counter‑affidavit declined; service completed on respondent No.90 (dasti) but no appearance; service completed on remaining respondents in January 2026, none appeared; matter to be listed as per rules.
  • SLP(C) No. 9527/2026: Service completed on respondent No.1 on 17‑08‑2026, none appeared; service completed on respondents Nos.2‑75, 77‑80, 82, 84, 86‑163 in May 2026, none appeared; service completed on respondents Nos.76, 81, 83, 85 on 19‑08‑2026, none appeared; petitioner’s counsel to take fresh steps and file fresh particulars for service on respondent No.164 within a week; list again on 05‑11‑2026.
  • SLP(C) No. 9009/2026: Petitioner's counsel filed application for substituted service on respondent No.4 via newspaper publication in "Gujarati Samachar" (Gujarati) and "The Times of India" (English); allowed; counsel to file affidavit with proof of publication within two weeks; service completed on remaining respondents, none appeared; list again on 05‑11‑2026.
  • SLP(C) No. 11331/2026: Counsel to take fresh steps for service on respondents Nos.143‑146, 148, 188‑190, 217, 222‑224, 230, 267, 270, 286‑288, 293 & 294 within a week; service completed on remaining respondents, none appeared; list again on 05‑11‑2026.
  • SLP(C) No. 11901/2026: Application for substituted service on respondents Nos.20, 76, 78 & 89 via newspaper publication in "Gujarati Samachar" and "The Times of India" allowed; counsel to file affidavit with proof within two weeks; service completed on remaining respondents, none appeared; list again on 05‑11‑2026.
  • SLP(C) No. 10812/2026: Service completed on respondents Nos.1‑19 & 61 in May 2026, none appeared; counsel to take fresh steps for service on respondents Nos.20‑60 within a week and granted one‑week time to file application for substituted service; list again on 05‑11‑2026.
  • SLP(C) No. 19009/2026: Application for substituted service on a long list of respondents (Nos.13, 14, 20, 23, 24, 26, 34, 36‑38, 40, 42, 49‑51, 55, 59, 63‑65, 67‑73, 79‑84, 86‑87, 91‑96, 105, 108, 111‑122, 127, 133, 135‑136, 141, 144‑153, 155‑164, 166‑173, 175, 179, 182‑187, 189, 191‑199, 204, 399‑402, 405, 408‑411, 416, 418‑419, 433‑438, 443‑444, 447, 455, 459‑461, 469‑470, 477, 482, 504, 511‑515) via newspaper publication in "Gujarati Samachar" and "The Times of India"; allowed; counsel to file affidavit with proof within two weeks.
  • Additionally, counsel to take fresh steps and file fresh particulars for service on respondents Nos.209, 212‑214, 216, 219, 221‑223, 225‑245, 249‑252, 266, 272, 276‑278, 291, 295‑301, 303‑306, 318, 340, 377‑378, 380‑382, 392, 394, 395, 397 & 398 within a week.
  • Service completed on remaining respondents, none appeared; list again on 05‑11‑2026.
  • Copy of the Record of Proceedings to be furnished to the concerned Advocate‑on‑record for information and compliance.

Final Outcome

The Supreme Court did not pass any substantive judgment on the merits; it issued procedural directions requiring petitioner’s counsel to complete service of notices (including substituted service where necessary), file affidavits with proof of publication within stipulated time‑frames, and scheduled all petitions for further listing on 05‑11‑2026.

Topics: Service of Notice, Special Leave Petition, Supreme Court Procedure