Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 14-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Reliance Industries Limited (petitioner) vs NTPC Limited (respondent).
  • Origin: Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 23417/2024 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 22‑08‑2024 in CS No. 189/2021 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay.
  • Applications: IA No. 294594/2024 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures), IA No. 286495/2024 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures), IA No. 258014/2024 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures).
  • Bench: Hon'ble Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Hon'ble Justice Alok Aradhe.
  • Counsel for Reliance Industries: Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv.; Mr. Shyam Divan, Sr. Adv.; Mr. Sameer Parekh, Adv.; Ms. Sonali Basu Parekh, Adv.; Mr. Rubin Vakil, Adv.; Mr. Ishan Nagar, Adv.; Mr. Avishkar Singhvi, Adv.; Mr. Rishit Badiani, Adv.; Mr. Ashwin Dave, Adv.; Mr. Ketan Dave, Adv.; Mr. Gaurav Gangal, Adv.; Mr. Abhishek Thakral, Adv.; Ms. Ruchi Krishna Chauhan, Adv.; Ms. Aditi, Adv.; Mr. Nidhiram Sharma, Adv.; Mr. Adith Deshmukh, Adv.; Ms. Suvasita Chopra, Adv.
  • Counsel for NTPC Limited: Parekh & Co., AOR; Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General; Mr. Rishir Daulat, Adv.; Ms. Bindu Saxena, Adv.; Mr. Digvijay Dam, Adv.; Ms. Aparajita Swarup, Adv.; Mr. Shailendra Swarup, AOR.

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court granted special leave but dismissed the appeal.
  • RIL (Reliance Industries Limited) was ordered to pay costs of Rs 10 lakhs to the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association, payable within five weeks from the date of the order.
  • All pending applications, namely IA Nos. 294594/2024, 286495/2024, and 258014/2024, were disposed of.

Topics: Special Leave to Appeal, Court Costs