SC QUASHES ₹7,687-CR. ARBITRAL AWARD AGAINST DELHI METRO AS ‘PATENTLY ILLEGAL
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Supreme Court quashes ₹7,687-cr. arbitral award against Delhi Metro as ‘patently illegal’, relieving DMRC from exorbitant liability.
source:slideserve
About the Court’s Decision:
- Chief Justice Chandrachud, leading a three-judge Bench, deems the arbitral award as a “grave miscarriage of justice,” exercising Article 142 of the Constitution.
- The court overturned its previous judgement upholding the award, acknowledging the High Court’s findings that it was “patently illegal.”
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