R K Batra & Ruchika Chawla / New Delhi May 31, 2010, 0:22 IST

The Supreme Court

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee had his way on Wednesday with the Cabinet approving a bold move to align administered price of natural gas charged from power and fertiliser producers which was opposed by their ministries

THE government may rework natural gas allocation priorities to accommodate Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group

Flaying the grow ing tendencies of

New Delhi: In a judgment that could make power tariff more consumer friendly, the Supreme Court has green lighted the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission's authority to cap profit margin on trading of electricity.

The Supreme Court today issued notices to Reliance Gas Transportation and Infrastructure Ltd, and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on the appeals moved by more than 50 land owners of Surat, alleging that the Mukesh Ambani-led company had not paid them adequate compensation for acquisition.

Chief Minister PK Dhumal has urged Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to file a supplementary affidavit before the Supreme Court supporting the claim of Himachal for 7.19 per cent share in the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) power projects commissioned before 1990 in the state.

ROURKELA: Hearing a petition filed against the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), the Supreme Court in a recent order took the management to task and snubbed the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) for not adequately utilising its statutory powers to check environmental pollution.

New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday made a spirited presentation bringing out the stark contrast between the facilities at the Rs 130 crore Ghazipur abattoir and the now-closed Idgah slaughter house, but the Supreme Court sought to know details of environmental clearances for the project.

Sujay Mehdudia
NEW DELHI: The government is fully behind the Petroleum Ministry on the gas dispute issue before the Supreme Court and will not compromise its rights over national resources, Law Minister Veerappa Moily has said.