DAMEPL arbitration dispute

22 Jul 2026 · 07:24

'Appears to be too influential': CJI Surya Kant questions support for DAMEPL despite SC defeat

Chief Justice of India questioned public support for DAMEPL despite its loss in the DMRC arbitration dispute, as the Supreme Court heard a contempt plea.

22 Jul 2026 · 08:31

CJI questions support for DAMEPL despite SC defeat

New Delhi: Two days after Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan publicly described the apex court’s April 2024 curative judgment in the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)-Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) dispute as having caused “the most extensive damage to arbitration in India”, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday expressed surprise that DAMEPL, a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure appeared to enjoy support from “public platforms” despite having lost the case