‘You are insulting judges’: SC warns ONGC of contempt over arbitrator fees
The Supreme Court on Wednesday warned the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) of contempt, for declining to pay fees to the arbitrators, retired judges, who have been arbitrating its dispute with Schlumberger Asia Services Ltd.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and Hima Kohli said the public sector undertakings have so much money that they keep filing frivolous proceedings. “Then you have an issue in paying the arbitrators.”
The Chief Justice said: “What do you think of yourselves? We will issue contempt notice.
“You are insulting the judges. Why? because you have a lot of money.”
