Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962

The President referred three questions to the Supreme Court under Article 143(1) concerning whether natural gas (including LNG) falls under the Union List (Entry 53, List I), whether States can legislate on it under Entry 25, List II, and whether Gujarat's Gas (Regulation of Transmission, Supply and Distribution) Act, …

The appellant, Ichchapur Industrial Co‑operative Society Ltd., owned land over which the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) had been vested with the right of user under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 for laying a gas pipeline. When water became necessary for the…

The case concerned compensation disputes arising from the erection of transmission towers and power lines under a 400 kV project that traversed four districts in Haryana. Landowners claimed that the compensation awarded by the District Judges and upheld by the High Court was inadequate, while the contractor sought to l…

The appellants, land owners, challenged the appointment of Shri V.I. Gohil as the Competent Authority under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962, arguing that his salary, allowances, accommodation and transport were paid by the private gas‑pipeline company whose project …