The Supreme Court today decided to commence the final hearing on the high-profile gas dispute between the group firms of Mukesh Ambani and his younger brother Anil from October 20.
The government’s petition on the issue and those of various power producers, mainly from Andhra Pradesh, and the Fertiliser Corporation of India would also be heard on the day.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan posted the matter for final hearing after RNRL mentioned that the matter, which was originally scheduled for September 1, may not be taken up that day by the bench as the chief justice would be leading the Constitutional Bench. RNRL is fighting to get RIL to supply gas to it at $2.34 per mBtu. RIL has maintained that the price of the fuel needs to be approved by the government.
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