GOVERNMENT OF INDIA THROUGH JOINT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS vs VEDANTA LIMITED & ANR.

$~90 & 91 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + FAO(OS) (COMM) 225/2024, CM APPL. 58706/2024 & CM APPL. 58708/2024. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA THROUGH JOINT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS .....Appellant Through: Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, ASG, Mr. K.R. Sasiprabhu, Mr. Vishnu Sharma, and Ms. Namrata Saraogi, Advocates Mr. Amitesh Chandra Mishra and Mr. Harshit S. Gahlot, Advs. versus VEDANTA LIMITED & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jayant Mehta, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Shruti Sabharwal, Mr. Rachit Bansal and Mr. Rajat Sinha, Advocates for R1 Mr. Rishab Aggarwal, Adv. for R-2 + FAO(OS) (COMM) 226/2024 & CM APPL. 58712/2024 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, THROUGH JOINT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS .....Appellant Through: Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, ASG, Mr. K.R. Sasiprabhu, Mr. Vishnu Sharma, and Ms. Namrata Saraogi, Advocates Mr. Amitesh Chandra Mishra and Mr. Harshit S. Gahlot, Advs. versus CAIRN INDIA LIMITED & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jayant Mehta, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Shruti Sabharwal, Mr. Rachit Bansal and Mr. Rajat Sinha, Advocates for R1 1. Inasmuch as the present judgment decides these appeals on the aspect of maintainability, it is not necessa