Justice Prathiba M Singh, in a judgment on Wednesday, said no arbitrator could now be appointed on the grounds that MMTC’s claim stood extinguished as it took four years in impleading the legal representatives of the late respondent (L C Madan) in the proceedings.
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju told the apex court that Banerjee is a potential accused in the coal scam and the ED needs to interrogate him in Delhi.
The Centre's statement comes while opposing a plea filed by WhatsApp and Facebook in Delhi High Court against the new IT rules.
The judge said courts have been repeatedly confronted with the conflicts that arise in personal laws, and persons belonging to various communities, castes and religions, who forge marital bonds, struggle with such conflicts.
This is a significant development after the new IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw made it clear within minutes of taking charge that the "law of the land is supreme".
The court was hearing a petition seeking to enlarge the functioning of the courts, particularly family courts, in the prevalent times.
