Archive · 21 May 2025
RIL Appeals Delhi HC Order in $1.7 Billion Gas Dispute
Imagine two companies were sharing a playground, but one was taking more toys than it should.
The government said RIL was taking gas that belonged to another company and wanted $1.7 billion.
An arbitrator originally sided with RIL, but the Delhi High Court said the government was right.
RIL, along with its partners, is now asking the highest court in India, the Supreme Court, to review the case.
The High Court believed that RIL benefited unfairly from gas that migrated from another company's area.
RIL and its partners have appealed to the Supreme Court against a Delhi High Court order.
The High Court sided with the government in a $1.7 billion gas dispute.
The dispute concerns alleged siphoning of gas from a Krishan-Godavari field.
The government claimed RIL made 'unjust enrichment' by extracting gas from a neighboring block.
The arbitration panel's initial ruling was overturned by the High Court.
- Who
- Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and its partners are in dispute with the Indian government regarding the alleged siphoning of gas.
- What
- RIL and its partners are appealing a Delhi High Court order that sided with the government in a $1.7 billion gas dispute.
- When
- The petition was filed on May 14, after the February 14 ruling of the Delhi High Court.
- Where
- Supreme Court of India
- Why
- RIL is contesting the Delhi High Court's decision to overturn an arbitration award in a gas dispute with the government.
RIL and Partners
Indian Government
Gas Extraction
RIL and Partners
Disagrees with the Delhi High Court's ruling and is contesting the decision.
Indian Government
Claims RIL extracted gas from its neighbor's fields unfairly.
- Parties Involved
- RIL, BP Exploration (Alpha), Niko Ltd, and the Indian government
- Dispute Amount
- $1.7 billion
- Court Involved
- Supreme Court of India
- Related Fields
- KG-D6 and IG and KG-DWN-98/2
- Date of High Court Ruling
- February 14
- Date of RIL's petition
- May 14