Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 04-11-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Appellant – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC); Respondent – Krishan Gopal & Others.
  • Proceedings: Civil Appeal No. 1878/2016, originally filed in 2016, was listed for hearing on 09‑09‑2026 before a bench comprising the Chief Justice, Hon’ble Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon’ble Justice V. Mohana.
  • Counsel: For the appellant, multiple senior counsels including Solicitor General Mr. Tushar Mehta and a large team of advocates were listed. For the respondents, a separate panel of counsel was listed.
  • Nature of Order: The Court issued a procedural “List” dated 04‑11‑2026, enumerating all pending Intervension Applications (IA) and Civil Appeals (C.A.) associated with the matter. No substantive merits were addressed.

Listed Applications and Interventions

  • IA No. 26013/2021 – Grant of Interim Relief
  • IA No. 26017/2021 – Intervention Application
  • IA No. 216206/2026 – Intervention Application
  • IA No. 252084/2024 – Intervention/Impleadment
  • IA No. 211709/2024 – Intervention/Impleadment
  • IA No. 280546/2025 – Intervention/Impleadment
  • IA No. 118949/2018 – Vacating Stay
  • IA No. 117704/2019 – Permission to File Additional Documents/Facts/Annexures (C.A. 935‑937/2020 XII‑B)
  • IA No. 87525/2019 – Appropriate Orders/Directions (C.A. 934/2020 XII‑B)
  • IA No. 151770/2022 – Intervention/Impleadment (C.A. 938‑939/2020 III‑A)
  • IA No. 189392/2024 – Appropriate Orders/Directions (C.A. 669‑696/2020 XII‑A)
  • IA No. 84713/2020 – Appropriate Orders/Directions
  • IA No. 83678/2020 – Appropriate Orders/Directions
  • IA No. 184286/2018 – Clarification/Direction
  • IA No. 133550/2018 – Clarification/Direction
  • IA No. 101659/2019 – Clarification/Direction
  • IA No. 173868/2025 – Early Hearing Application
  • IA No. 184282/2018 – Intervention/Impleadment
  • IA No. 189391/2024 – Intervention/Impleadment
  • IA No. 101644/2019 – Intervention/Impleadment
  • IA No. 91754/2018 – Permission to File Additional Documents/Facts/Annexures
  • IA No. 204012/2025 – Permission to File Application for Direction
  • IA No. 86718/2018 – Permission to File Lengthy List of Dates
  • SLP(C) No. 5051‑5053/2021 (XII) – IA No. 120871/2024 – Appropriate Orders/Directions
  • SLP(C) No. 4398/2022 (XVII‑B) – IA No. 103778/2025 – Application for Tagging/Detagging
  • IA No. 36077/2022 – Exemption from Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment
  • IA No. 131659/2022 – Exemption from Filing O.T.
  • SLP(C) No. 24226/2022 (XI‑A) – IA No. 200666/2025 – Appropriate Orders/Directions
  • IA No. 205159/2022 – Exemption from Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment
  • IA No. 173260/2024 – Permission to File Additional Documents/Facts/Annexures
  • IA No. 10687/2023 – Permission to File Additional Documents/Facts/Annexures (Diary No. 1861/2024 XI‑A)
  • IA No. 44435/2024 – Condonation of Delay in Filing
  • IA No. 44444/2024 – Condonation of Delay in Refilling/Cur​ing the Defects
  • IA No. 44432/2024 – Exemption from Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment
  • IA No. 322069/2025 – Permission to File Additional Documents/Facts/Annexures
  • IA No. 49149/2024 – Permission to File Additional Documents/Facts/Annexures (Diary No. 25787/2024 XI‑A)
  • IA No. 213234/2024 – Condonation of Delay in Filing
  • IA No. 213236/2024 – Condonation of Delay in Refilling/Cur​ing the Defects
  • IA No. 213239/2024 – Exemption from Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment (Diary No. 25796/2024 XI‑A)
  • IA No. 202352/2024 – Condonation of Delay in Filing
  • IA No. 202353/2024 – Condonation of Delay in Refilling/Cur​ing the Defects
  • IA No. 202355/2024 – Exemption from Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment (Diary No. 25801/2024 XI‑A)
  • IA No. 205286/2024 – Condonation of Delay in Filing
  • IA No. 205288/2024 – Condonation of Delay in Refilling/Cur​ing the Defects
  • IA No. 205287/2024 – Exemption from Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment
  • SLP(C) No. 13569/2024 (XII) – C.A. 12945/2025 (III) – IA No. 188944/2025 – Exemption from Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment
  • Judgment IA No. 188946/2025 – Exemption from Filing O.T.
  • C.A. 12946/2025 (III) – IA No. 223612/2025 – Exemption from Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment
  • IA No. 223613/2025 – Exemption from Filing O.T.
  • C.A. 12948/2025 (III) – IA No. 195990/2025 – Exemption from Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment
  • IA No. 195995/2025 – Exemption from Filing O.T.
  • C.A. 12949/2025 (III) – IA No. 225054/2025 – Exemption from Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment
  • IA No. 225055/2025 – Exemption from Filing O.T.
  • … (the list continues with similar exemption and condonation entries up to IA No. 326380/2025 and SLP(C) No. 8106/2026, SLP(C) No. 12483/2026, SLP(C) No. 14489/2026, SLP(C) No. 26036/2026).

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court’s order dated 04‑11‑2026 merely records the pending applications, interventions, and procedural requests associated with the appeal. No substantive judgment, relief, or direction on the merits of the dispute was issued.

Topics: Court Procedure, ONGC Litigation, Supreme Court