This Article is From Aug 27, 2009

Gas dispute: Government's plea claims supremacy

Gas dispute: Government's plea claims supremacy
New Delhi:

The Centre will file a fresh application in the Supreme Court on the gas dispute between Mukesh Ambani's RIL and Anil Ambani's RNRL. The plea is ready and waiting for approval of Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily.

The application to be filed by Petroleum Ministry says that the government has an authority in private agreement in regulation of gas supply; also the government has control over fixing gas price, its quantity and period of supply.

In the earlier petition, the government wanted the MoU between RIL and RNRL be declared null and void.

On the question of intervention by NTPC, the Centre in its application says it will wait for the final decision of the Bombay High Court on NTPC's petition against RIL for enforcement of contract.

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