About

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), India’s second largest publicly traded company and largest oil and gas exploration and production company, plays a key part in the country’s economy. Operating under the control of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, ONGC produces nearly 80% of India’s crude oil, around two thirds of its natural gas and makes a significant contribution to its balance of trade. Jitendra Kumar Bodha is a member of the senior management and chief legal officer at ONGC where he manages 70 lawyers across more than 20 sites. A university lecturer in commercial and labour law with more than three decades’ worth of experience as a legal adviser, he brings a rare balance of pragmatic judgement and theoretical understanding to bear on the issues facing ONGC. Bodha also has significant expertise in handling international arbitrations and recently helped to frame the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2016. He has previously helped shape a number of laws and regulations in India, including those applied to oil and gas and employment.