Reliance Industries Ltd Ordered to Pay ₹10 Lakh Costs for Obstructing 20-Year-Old NTPC Suit: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in a long-running commercial dispute with NTPC Limited and imposed a cost of ₹10 lakh on the company for prolonging the litigation. The amount has been directed to be deposited with the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association within five weeks. A Bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe expressed strong dissatisfaction with the manner…