HC pulls up Reliance Infra’s DAMEPL for playing hide & seek, not coming with ‘clean hands’ in proceedings against DMRC

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up Reliance Infrastructure’s subsidiary DAMEPL for playing “hide and seek” with the court and holding out-of-court communications with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to settle the dispute relating to execution of the over Rs 4,600 crore arbitral award passed against the PSU. The high court said the decree holder, Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL), was not coming to court with “clean hands” and asked it not to “waste” the judicial time.

“Since the petitioner’s (DAMEPL) counsel is making submission before the court and simultaneously communicating with the judgement debtor (DMRC) to settle the dispute in the manner…