Economy Must Play Role in Verdicts, India's Top Court Rules
- Projects worth billions remain stuck for years in courts
- India has backlog of 24 million commercial and criminal cases
A mechanic performs maintenance work at a vehicle workshop near the Delhi city boundary in Faridabad, Haryana, India, on Friday, April 8, 2106. The odd-even car rationing plan is scheduled to return on April 15 as Delhi Supreme Court is also set to hold a hearing regarding the large vehicle diesel ban. Both measures are aimed at curbing emissions in the world's most polluted city, according to a 2014 World Health Organization database.
Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/BloombergIndia’s judiciary must consider the interests of the economy and examine the impact of its verdicts on jobs, the country’s top court said in a judgment that could help reduce stalled projects in Asia’s third-largest economy.
“The court needs to avoid that particular outcome which has a potential to create an adverse affect on employment, growth of infrastructure or economy, or the revenue of the state," Supreme Court Justices A.K. Sikri and A.M. Sapre said in a ruling last month, overturning a high court decision that shut down a sugar factory because it was too close to another.