RNRL asks SC to dismiss govt's petition on RIL gas

Anil Ambani group company Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the government’s special leave petition (SLP) on the Ambani gas dispute, saying it had no legal standing to seek any orders and could, at best, only make submissions.

“An attempt is being made (by the government) to reintroduce allegations that were withdrawn before the Bombay High Court (where the case was heard and decided earlier, in RNRL’s favour). This is clearly impermissible,” said the RNRL affidavit, which counters the government’s SLP that is to be heard with related matters on October 20.

The government’s SLP, filed in July to assert its right on gas from Mukesh Ambani-led RIL’s Krishna-Godavari basin fields, is “therefore misconceived and liable to be dismissed,” RNRL said.

The government had earlier this month modified its SLP, seeking to make a distinction between legal disputes involving RNRL and those on NTPC Ltd (which also has a case against RIL).