Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries.

Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries.
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The Bombay High Court on Friday (March 27, 2026) dismissed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation to register a first information report (FIR) against Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and its officials over allegations of unauthorised extraction of natural gas from wells belonging to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in the Krishna Godavari Basin.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Suman Shyam found the petition, filed by Jitendra Punamchand Maru, to be without merit and motivated by oblique considerations. The court observed that the petitioner had failed to establish any public interest in the matter and noted the significant delay in approaching the court.


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