
KG Basin gas migration dispute: Supreme Court appoints Justice Ranjana Desai as sole mediator
India’s Supreme Court named Justice Ranjana Desai as the sole mediator in the KG Basin gas migration dispute. The court allowed her to enlist two independent experts for technical assistance. The government alleged Reliance Industries diverted gas that moved from adjacent ONGC blocks into its KG‑D6 field, a claim the company has denied publicly recently.