WP/31351/2018 of Deep Industries Ltd, Vs Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd on 14 October 2025

APHC010652452018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

I.A.No.1 of 2022

IN/AND

WRIT PETITION NO: 31351/2018

Between:

1. DEEP INDUSTRIES LTD,, 12A AND 14, ABHISHREE CORPORATE

PARK. BOPALAMBLI ROAD, NEW SWAGATBUNGLOWS, AMBLI, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT -380058, REP BY. ITS AUTHORIZED

SIGNATORY, MR. B. SINGH BHANDARI

...PETITIONER

AND

1. OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD, REP. BY ITS

CHAIRMAN

AND

MANAGING

DIRECTOR,

PANDIT

DEENDAYALUPADHYAYURJAH BHAVAN, 5 NELSON MANDELA

MARG, VASANT KUNJ, NEW DELHI -110070

2. OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD, RAJAMUNDRY

ASSET, REP. BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ASSET

MANAGER,

GODAVARI

BHAWAN,ONGC

BASE

COMPLEX,

RAJAHMUNDRY - 533106. ALSO AT. THE GENERAL MANAGER (P)

-SURFACE MANAGER, GROUND FLOOR, B-WING, GODAVARI

BHAWAN, ONGC BASE COMPLEX, RAJAHMUNDRY -533106.

3. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHIEF MM CORPORATE MATERIALS

MANAGEMENT, OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD, RD

FLOOR, TOWER-A, PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAY URJAH

BHAVAN, 5 NELSON MANDELA MARG, VASANT KUNJ, NEW DELHI

110070

4. THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER MM I/C MM, DEPARTMENT OF

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, RAJAMUNDRY ASSET, OIL AND

NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD, FIRST FLOOR, C-WING, GODAVARI BHAWAN, ONGC BASE COMPLEX, RAJAHMUNDRY - 533106

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus i. declaring the action of the Respondents in restraining the Petitioner to conducting/discharging its gas dehydration works/activities at the 5 production installations in Rajahmundry, in accordance with contract bearing no. RAJMM/SUR/GDS/SC/59/2014-15

dated 24.06.2015 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and set aside the same

ii. direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to conduct its contractually agreed work at the 5 production installations in Rajahmundry, in furtherance of contract bearing no. RA/MM/SURJGDS/SC/59/2014-15 dated 24.06.2015 for the contractually agreed duration/period, by excluding the dates from which the Respondents restrained the Petitioner from conducting its work/dehydration activities, i.e. from 06.06.2018 till 20.06.2018, thereby extending the dates proportionately from the date of recommencement of work

iii. direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to recommence the work/gas dehydration activities as per under contract bearing no.

RAJMM/SUR/GDS/SC/59/2014-15 dated 24.06.2015 and to further not interfere with the work of the Petitioner and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to pass orders directing the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to resuming/conducting its gas dehydration activities/work at its 5 production installations in Rajahmundry, in furtherance of its contract bearing no.

RA/MM/SUR/GDS/SC/59/2014-15 dated 24.06.2015 by extending the dates proportionately against the number of days that the Respondent restrained the Petitioner from conducting its works/activities, pending the disposal of the writ petition and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to permit the Petitioner to withdraw WP. No. 31351 of 2018 with liberty to take steps in accordance with law and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. RUBAINA S KHATOON

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. KAKARA VENKATA RAO

2.

The Court made the following:

I.A.No.1 of 2022

IN/AND

WRIT PETITION No.31351 OF 2018