1. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 26.07.2012, made in W.P.No.17216 of 2012.

2. The appellant/writ petitioner is the Gas Authority of India Limited (hereinafter referred to as the 'GAIL) a public sector undertaking established as wholly owned company of Government of India. It is stated that the GAIL is a company engaged in exploration, protection, processing, transmission, distribution of natural gas and other related activities in India. It is further stated that in order to provide adequate infrastructure for the production and easy transportation of Natural Gas and Petroleum Products throughout the country, GAIL undertook to establish connectivity pipelines and also laid LPG pipelines across the country. It is stated that the advantages of City Gas Pipelines in the city of Delhi and Mumbai without any incident of any danger to the public is an example of how safe is GAIL's pipeline that too catering to the needs of several people in those Metropolitan Cities. The Government of India, through the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas formulated various gas/Petroleum Network Grid Pipe Line Projects and the work of establishing transmission