New Delhi: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday termed the Supreme Court order as a "historic decision" and said DMRC is not bound to pay Rs 8,000 crore to Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd. Infrastructure Firm, 201 Pursuant to the arbitral award.
The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs also congratulated Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on achieving this historic decision.
"Truth always prevails (Satyamev Jayate). Historic judgment by Hon'ble S on the curative petition filed by @OfficialDMRC in the matter related to Airport Metro Line. Many congratulations to Team DMRC on achieving this historic judgment. Our Public Sector "Under the steadfast leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, public service delivery is strong and steadfast and he is steadfast in his pursuit of fairness and justice," Puri said in a post on Twitter.
Earlier in the day, the top court set aside its three-year-old decision to award compensation of Rs 8,000 crore to the Anil Ambani group company in the dispute with Delhi Metro and asked the company to return about Rs 2,500 crore already received. . That the previous decision had caused a "serious miscarriage or injustice" to a public utility that was burdened with excessive liability.
Allowing DMRC's curative petition against the 2021 decision, a special bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said the division bench of the Delhi High Court order was a "well-considered decision" and there was "no need for the Supreme Court to interfere." There was no valid basis." with this.
It said that interference by the apex court in its earlier decisions had resulted in my reinstatement of a clearly illegal award.
The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs also congratulated Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on achieving this historic decision.
"Truth always prevails (Satyamev Jayate). Historic judgment by Hon'ble S on the curative petition filed by @OfficialDMRC in the matter related to Airport Metro Line. Many congratulations to Team DMRC on achieving this historic judgment. Our Public Sector "Under the steadfast leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, public service delivery is strong and steadfast and he is steadfast in his pursuit of fairness and justice," Puri said in a post on Twitter.
Earlier in the day, the top court set aside its three-year-old decision to award compensation of Rs 8,000 crore to the Anil Ambani group company in the dispute with Delhi Metro and asked the company to return about Rs 2,500 crore already received. . That the previous decision had caused a "serious miscarriage or injustice" to a public utility that was burdened with excessive liability.
Allowing DMRC's curative petition against the 2021 decision, a special bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said the division bench of the Delhi High Court order was a "well-considered decision" and there was "no need for the Supreme Court to interfere." There was no valid basis." with this.
It said that interference by the apex court in its earlier decisions had resulted in my reinstatement of a clearly illegal award.
