India, May 20 -- Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), along with its partners British Petroleum (BP) and Niko, has approached the Supreme Court to contest a Delhi High Court order that annulled an arbitration award of Rs.12,800 crore granted in their favour.

According to Bar and Bench, the petitions were filed on May 14. RIL moved the main plea, while BP and Niko submitted separate but connected petitions challenging the same ruling.

A government-appointed study in 2015 confirmed the presence of connectivity between the two fields.

The company, however, denied any wrongdoing, arguing there was no contractual clause barring it from using the gas.

It initiated arbitration proceedings, which largely ended in its favour, although one member...