Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 27-10-2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Petitioner(s) – Ramjibhai Sankabhai Desai et al.; Respondent(s) – General Manager, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd and Anr.
- Origin: Petition arises from impugned final judgment and order dated 08-07-2016 passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad in FA Nos. 818/2013 and 820/2013.
- Applications: IA No. 68120/2025 (condonation of delay in filing), IA No. 68122/2025 (exemption from filing cost of the impugned judgment), IA No. 68123/2025 (exemption from filing other costs).
- Counsel: For petitioners – Mr. Nachiketa Joshi (Sr. Adv.), Ms. Sagrika Arya, Adv. Ms. Sucheta Joshi, Adv. Mr. Harsh Wadhwani, Adv. Mr. Vaibhav Sharma, Adv. Ms. Madhuravalli, Adv. Ms. Ruchil Raj, Adv. Ms. Satadru Majumdar, Adv. Mr. Pushpinder Singh, AOR. For respondents – Mr. Sandeep Kumar Mahapatra (Sr. Adv.), Ms. Mrinmayee Sahu‑1976 (AOR), Mr. Sugam Kumar Jha (Adv.), Mr. Piyush Mishra (Adv.).
- Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.
Reasoning
- The Court, after hearing senior counsel, found no grounds to interfere with the High Court’s judgment dated 08‑07‑2016.
- Consequently, the applications for condonation of delay and the Special Leave Petitions were deemed untenable.
Final Outcome
- The Special Leave Petitions and all three interim applications (IA 68120/2025, IA 68122/2025, IA 68123/2025) are dismissed.
Topics: Legal, Oil & Gas