# SC slaps Rs 10 lakh cost on Reliance over NTPC suit 2026-08-14T18:23:36+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 10 lakh on Reliance Industries Ltd for obstructing a 20-year-old commercial suit filed by NTPC. The bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe directed the amount be deposited with the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association within five weeks. The suit, filed in 2005, concerns a natural gas supply agreement and remains stuck at the evidence stage. RIL repeatedly raised objections, prompting the court to remark that the company had "unlimited power" to litigate and obstruct progress. The bench noted that a 2019 direction to complete the trial in nine months had not been complied with, and ordered the Bombay High Court to dispose of the suit expeditiously. ## Coverage - livelaw.in - barandbench.com Tags: NTPC, Reliance Industries, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-imposes-rs-10-lakh-cost-on-ril-in-ntpc-gas-suit/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-imposes-rs-10-lakh-cost-on-ril-in-ntpc-gas-suit/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.