New Delhi Mar 20 PTI Chief Justice of India CJI N V Ramana was on Sunday felicitated by the Telugu Association of DubaiAccording to an official of the Supreme Court the event was held in the city in the United Arab Emirates The CJI while speaking at the fourth edition of the international conference on arbitration in the era of globalisation in Dubai on Saturday had said that arbitration is the best-suited dispute resolution mechanism for the globalised world and a time-bound process structured to deliver immediate reliefJustice Ramana had said a prerequisite for achieving globalisation in true sense is ensuring universal respect for the rule of lawTrust in the globalised world can only be built by creating institutions with a strong emphasis on the rule of law Rule of law and arbitration are not in conflict with one another Both arbitration and judicial adjudication aim to serve the same goal the pursuit of justice Indian courts are known for their pro-arbitration stance Courts in India assist and support arbitration and leave the substantive part of adjudication to the arbitral tribunal itself the CJI had said PTI ABA ABA ANB ANB

New Delhi Jan 19 PTI The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would consider listing for hearing the fresh plea of activists seeking implementation of an earlier order on ensuring food security and other welfare measures for migrant workers who are again in distress in the third COVID-19 wave triggered by omicron variant and consequential curbs imposed in parts of country Let me see Chief Justice of India CJI N V Ramana told advocate Prashant Bhushan who sought urgent hearing on an interim application filed by three activists Anjali Bharadwaj Harsh Mander and Jagdeep Chhokar in a 2020 suo motu case This is the food for the migrant labourers matter The directions were issued by this court in the suo motu petition relating to delivery of dry ration and as well as the community kitchen etc Ultimately seven months have elapsed and no directions have not been implemented and now again because of this Omicron and the curbs like lockdown the migrant labourers are again facing the severe crisis Bhushan argued The activists in the fresh plea have sought directions to the Centre to file a status report with respect to compliance of the directions given in the judgment delivered in June last year The plea seeks compliance with the direction by which the authorities were asked to undertake an exercise under the National Food Security Act 2013 to re- determine the total number of persons to be covered under the free ration scheme It has sought details of foodgrains provided by the Centre to the states for implementing the food schemes for migrant workers The top court on June 29 last year had issued a slew of directions to authorities on a plea of the activists seeking welfare measures for migrant workers and had ordered states and Union Territories UTs to frame schemes for providing free dry ration to them till the pandemic lasts while the Centre will have to allocate additional foodgrains The bench had also termed as unpardonable the Centres apathy and lackadaisical attitude towards creating National Database for Unorganised Workers NDUW and ordered its commencement by July 31 last year so that all migrant workers are registered and welfare measures extended to them during COVID distress The verdict had come on the plea of the activists seeking directions to the Centre and states to ensure food security cash transfers and other welfare measures for migrant workers who faced distress again due to curfews and lockdowns in various parts of the country during the second wave of COVID-19 The plea was filed last year during the second COVID-19 wave in a pending suo motu case of 2020 in which the top court had taken cognizance of problems and miseries of migrant labourers and had passed a slew of directions PTI SJK SA