SC upholds arbitral award against DMRC

Delhi Metro told to pay RInfra ₹2,782 cr.

September 09, 2021 10:19 pm | Updated September 13, 2021 11:51 am IST - NEW DELHI

Anil Ambani

Anil Ambani

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 2017 Arbitral Tribunal direction to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to make a termination payment of ₹2,782.33 crore to Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Ltd. (DAMEPL), promoted by Reliance Infrastructure, in connection with the Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL) project.

The metro line extends 22.7 km from New Delhi Railway Station to Dwarka Sector 21 via Indira Gandhi International Airport.

The Arbitral Tribunal concluded that there were 1,551 cracks in 367 girders, i.e., 72% of the girders were affected by such cracks.

However, when the case went to the Delhi High Court in appeal, a Division Bench set aside the Tribunal order. Following this, DAMEPL moved the apex court.

The main question before the apex court was whether the Division Bench was ‘right’ in interfering in the Arbitral Tribunal’s order.

Overruling the Division Bench decision, an SC Bench held that High Courts cannot interfere with Arbitral Tribunal awards as a matter of routine.

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