Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 30-07-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Patel Nandubhai Keshavlal & Ors (Petitioners) filed Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No. 25765/2023, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 20-02-2023 in CO No. 72/2023 passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad.
- Respondent: General Manager, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. & Anr (Respondents).
- Parallel petition: SLP(C) No. 25766/2023 filed by the same parties.
- Hearing took place on 30-07-2026 before a two‑judge bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Palli.
- Counsel for Petitioners: Mr. Pawan Upadhyay, Ms. Sharmila Upadhyay, Mr. Sarvjit Pratap Singh, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Mr. Anmol Wadhwa (Advocates, AOR for M/S. Unuc Legal LLP).
- Counsel for Respondents: Mr. Gaurav Agrawal (Senior Advocate), Mr. Tarun Dua, Mr. Pragun Dua, Mr. Rahul Shyam Bhandari (AOR), Ms. Priyadarshni G (Advocates).
- The Court observed that identical issues are raised in other pending Special Leave Petitions: SLP (Civil) Nos. 25396 of 2023, 25400 of 2023, 554 of 2024, and 25397 of 2023.
Final Outcome
- The Court ordered that all the aforementioned matters be listed together for hearing after obtaining appropriate orders from the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India.
Topics: Legal Consolidation, Oil & Gas Litigation, Supreme Court Procedure