Supreme Court Names Ranjana Desai Mediator in Gas Dispute
The Supreme Court has appointed former judge Ranjana Desai as sole mediator in a dispute over gas that migrated from ONGC's blocks into Reliance Industries' KG-D6 block. The Centre alleges RIL siphoned the gas, which RIL denies. The mediator can take help from two domain experts.
Context
Context: The KG Basin is an offshore gas area off India's east coast, where neighbouring fields can share gas underground. Disputes between government-owned ONGC and private operators like Reliance often run for years, so a mediator is an attempt to settle the issue outside a long court battle.
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