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Nation / Fri, 30 Oct 2026 Bar and Bench

Supreme Court refers Reliance KG Basin case to mediation; Justice Ranjana Desai appointed mediator

"We suggest, on their behalf, that a former Judge of this Court be requested to act as mediator. We also request the learned mediator to have the assistance of two domain experts, as may be suggested by the parties, for the aforesaid purpose. We are assured that fruitful cooperation will be extended to the learned mediator by the parties. The parties may make their presentations, both written and oral, before the learned mediator," the Court said in its order. The bench then listed the matter for further consideration after four weeks when the parties have to inform the Court about the progress made in the mediation.

"We suggest, on their behalf, that a former Judge of this Court be requested to act as mediator. We also request the learned mediator to have the assistance of two domain experts, as may be suggested by the parties, for the aforesaid purpose. We are assured that fruitful cooperation will be extended to the learned mediator by the parties. The parties may contact Hon'ble Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai during the course of the day or by tomorrow and fix the date and time as per her convenience. We are not fixing any timeline for the mediation proceedings. The parties may make their presentations, both written and oral, before the learned mediator," the Court said in its order.

The bench then listed the matter for further consideration after four weeks when the parties have to inform the Court about the progress made in the mediation.

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