io Qantas axes flights from Sydney to Beijing due to competition from Chinese rivals By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 01:19:18 GMT The airline launched the service to China for the third time in 35 years in 2017 before decreasing the number of weekly flights from seven to five a year later. Full Article
io Qantas 'racism' row with will.i.am: Airline says legal action against Black Eyed Peas star possible By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 04:44:43 GMT A spokesman for the Australian flag carrier said Qantas 'completely' rejected the suggestion that race was a factor in the incident involving will.i.am. Full Article
io New details emerge about emergency Qantas landing and evacuation at Sydney Airport By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 11:23:42 GMT Two passengers were injured while another was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital as a precaution following the dramatic emergency evacuation at Sydney Airport on Sunday. Full Article
io Terrified Qantas passengers describe flying through a thick fire cloud in 'pitch black' conditions By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 20:58:13 GMT Terrified Qantas passengers have spoken about the moment their fight entered a massive cloud created by the NSW bushfires which turned the cabin from daylight to midnight in seconds. Full Article
io Furious pet owner unleashes on Qantas after her dog named Duke died on board a plane By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:47:05 GMT Kay Newman took her beloved boxer Duke on a Qantas flight from Sydney to Brisbane on December 19, but blames Qantas for Duke's death after he was left on the tarmac in 39C heat. Full Article
io Qantas opens luxurious airport lounge in London Heathrow Airport By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:44:48 GMT The Qantas International Lounge at London Heathrow Airport, which opened in November 2017, is open to all travellers willing to pay £55 ($100). Full Article
io Worst airlines in Australia for cancellations - and it's bad news for Qantas passengers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 01:54:20 GMT The Australian airline cancels almost one-in-10 scheduled flights between Melbourne and Sydney in the six months to November. Full Article
io Secret reason why Qantas took a route from Wuhan to Australia during its coronavirus rescue mission By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 05:39:10 GMT The Qantas rescue flight which lifted hundreds of Australian citizens from Wuhan took an unexpected route on its flight to Western Australia on Monday. Full Article
io Qantas will DOUBLE flights between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island after Regional Express pulled out By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 04:47:16 GMT Qantas will more than double the number of flights between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island after a decision by Regional Express to withdraw from the route. Full Article
io Australians trapped in Wuhan plea for a third evacuation flight out of coronavirus ground zero By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 23:57:24 GMT Up to 100 Australians still remain in the Chinese coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan after 266 'clinically well' evacuees arrived in Darwin on a chartered Qantas flight on Sunday. Full Article
io Jetstar releases list of dozens of flights it will cancel this week due to strike action By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 08:00:47 GMT Jetstar has released a list of flights they have been forced to cancel on February 19 due to upcoming strike action by baggage handlers and ground staff. Full Article
io Qantas is found to have underpaid hundreds of workers up to $7.1MILLION over the past eight years By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 07:28:18 GMT The national carrier on Friday said they entered an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman to rectify a misclassification issue. Full Article
io Qantas and Jetstar have slashed NINETY per cent of their international flights due to coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 02:19:27 GMT Qantas and Jetstar have slashed 90 per cent of their international flights. The cuts would initially be in place from the end of March until the end of May this year. Full Article
io Reprieve sacked Qantas staff Woolies, Telstra Rio Tinto step forward employ 20,000 laid off workers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:50:44 GMT Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths were the first to flag offers for staff members being made redundant during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
io Qantas staff consider class action alleging airline failed to protect them from coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:50:30 GMT Worrying clusters have emerged in recent days of Qantas cabin crew and their family being infected with COVID-19 - including 15 reported cases from a rescue flight from Santiago on March 29. Full Article
io Qantas workers launch legal action after they were refused sick leave in airline's stand-down period By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 07:30:18 GMT The Transport Workers Union took the airline to the Federal Court on behalf of workers on sick leave who can no longer access the entitlement after Qantas stood down two thirds of its workforce. Full Article
io Qantas bows to furious Australian customers and overhauls its coronavirus credit policy By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:45:48 GMT Qantas has moved to revamp its credit policy during the coronavirus crisis after a wave of anger from out-of-pocket customers. Full Article
io Qantas extends flight cancellations until the end of July By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 06:27:17 GMT Qantas is preparing to lose $40 million a week until the travel industry recovers from the coronavirus shutdown. Full Article
io Man, 38, is arrested on suspicion of murder after woman 'falls from fourth-storey window' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:23:13 GMT A woman in her 40s was found dead after emergency services were called to Greenall Court in Prescot, Merseyside, at around 3.30am on Saturday. A man, 38, was arrested at the scene. Full Article
io Chinese minister says nation's health system has 'shortcomings' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:15:02 GMT Deputy director of China's National Health Commission Li Bin said that reforms are underway to improve the country's disease prevention and control mechanisms. Full Article
io Tesla has NOT been given the green light to resume production, California health official says By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:43:33 GMT 'We've been working with them, but we have not given the green light,' Alameda County Health Officer Erica Pan said of Tesla. 'We have not said it is appropriate to move forward.' Full Article
io Trump accuses Democrats of 'trying to steal another election' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 21:49:33 GMT President Trump accused Democrats in California of attempting to 'steal another election' on Saturday Full Article
io Up to 50,000 coronavirus test samples are sent to the US for analysis after 'operational issues' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:07:19 GMT Daily coronavirus tests fell the below 100,000 target for a seventh day in a row. Health Secretary Matt Hancock urged Boris Johnson to 'give me a break' in a furious bust-up over the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
io Trump says US will start buying $3billion of agricultural goods from farmers to give to food banks By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 04:54:06 GMT President Trump announced the $3billion food buy - part of April's $16billion farmer assistance program - would begin next week, as unemployment continues to soar in the US. Full Article
io Professional baseball pitcher Mary Pratt, of the Rockford Peaches, has died aged 101 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 05:42:15 GMT Mary Pratt (pictured), who played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League teams, The Rockford Peaches and Kenosha Comets in the 1940s, died Wednesday. Full Article
io Dr. Fauci goes into 'modified quarantine' and two other Trump aides begin self-isolation By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:23:27 GMT Dr. Anthony Fauci (left), CDC head Robert Redfield (bottom right), and FDA chief Stephen Hahn (top right) will self-quarantine after coming into contact with an infected White House staffer. Full Article
io Britain's biggest unions threaten to tell workers to refuse return unless workplaces are made safe By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:45:00 GMT Leaders of unions such as Unite, Unison and the General have written an open letter to Boris Johnson demanding the government puts policies in place to make workplaces safe. Full Article
io Fighters put in last-minute preparations ahead of UFC 249 headlined by Ferguson v Gaethje By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:53:57 GMT UFC 249 will be the first major US sporting event since the shutdown due to coronavirus. The main event will see Tony Ferguson fight Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight championship. Full Article
io MLB 'considers playing a shortened 80-game season where teams only face regional rivals' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 03:17:26 GMT Major League Baseball appears tentatively set to approve a plan that would call for an 80-game regular season beginning in early July. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is seen above. Full Article
io Cardiologist shares photo on board a packed United flight out of NYC By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:24:07 GMT Ethan Weiss took to Twitter to share a selfie from his seat on the crowded 737 jet, which took off from New York on Saturday. Full Article
io Smt. Subbalakshmi Kurada, ... vs Assistant Commissioner Of Income ... on 8 May, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 ITA No.2493/Bang/2019 Page 2 of 6 2. We heard the parties and perused the record. During the year under consideration, the assessee sold a residential house property for a sum of Rs.12.75 crores on 06-11-2015. She purchased another residential house property on 17-02-2016 for Rs.11.02 crores. The new house property was purchased in the joint name of the assessee and her son Shri Kurada Sagar Chakravarthy. The assessee claimed deduction of Rs.8.47 crores u/s 54 of the Act towards the cost of new residential house property against the long term capital gain arising on sale of original house property. Since the new residential house property has been purchased in the name of assessee and her son, the AO restricted the deduction u/s 54 of the Act to 50%, i.e., he allowed deduction to the extent of Rs.4.23 crores only. The Ld CIT(A) also confirmed the same and hence the assessee has filed this appeal. Full Article
io M/S Khushee Construction vs The State Of Bihar on 6 May, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Heard Mr. P. K. Shahi, learned Senior Counsel, appearing for the petitioner and Mr. S. D. Yadav, learned Additional Advocate General No.9, appearing for the State- respondents. Patna High Court CWJC No.3963 of 2020(2) dt.06-05-2020 2/6 The petitioner is a partnership firm engaged in the business of government contract registered as Class-I Contractor. Since the petitioner was lowest bidder its bids were accepted by the respondent No.8, the Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Division, Saharsa, Bihar. Consequent upon the petitioner and respondent No.8 entered into 118 agreements separately for the purpose of different works as mentioned in different agreements, a copy at Annexure-4 series to the writ petition. The petitioner had deposited certificate of different deposits as security money for separate contracts. The certificates of deposits of money either in the fixed deposit or term deposit scheme were issued by the post office of Mithapur Branch. Later on those certificates were found to be forged document. Thereafter, the petitioner was intimated about by respondent No.8 and petitioner supplied fresh documents in the nature of certificate of deposit in the IDBI Bank as security for the referred contract. A copy of the fresh documents dated 13.12.2019 are at Annexure-5 series. The respondent No.8 verified the genuineness of the subsequent documents from the IDBI Bank vide letter at Annexure-10 series dated 26.12.2019. The Bank reported that the documents are genuine one. Patna High Court CWJC No.3963 of 2020(2) dt.06-05-2020 3/6 The petitioner has stated on oath that respondent No.8 accepted the subsequent documents of deposit in the IDBI Bank as security money and the said documents are still in possession of respondent No.8. The acceptance of the subsequent security document was by necessary implication as respondent No.8 verified the genuineness of those documents from the bank authorities and the bank authorities reported the same as genuine documents. The act of verification was for some purpose and not for fun. Full Article
io Siti Network Ltd vs I Right Television Network on 7 January, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0530 HOM BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVA KIRTIE SINGH, CHAIRPERSON For Petitioner : Ms. Bitwik Nanda, Advocate MrAbhishek Bose, Advocate Ms.ApoorvaVijh, Advocate For Respondent : None Judgement(Oral) This petition has been beard ex-parte against the respondent because even after service of notice through paper publication it chose not to appear and has not filed any reply to contest the claim of the petitioner, to The prayer of the petitioner is as follows: - *(i} Pass a decree in favour of the Petitioner thereby directing the Respondent, pay a sum of Rs. 2,81,100/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Eighty One Thousand and One Hundred Only} to the Petitioner towards the outstanding dues as on date; Gi) Pass a decree in favour of the Petitioner awarding interest @ 18% from 08,16.2015 dil realization of the outstanding amount: Full Article
io Aircel Ltd vs Union Of India on 10 January, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. The petition was filed on 16.08.2019 against an order dated 11.07.2019 (Annexure N) whereby the petitioner's application for migration of CMTS Licence effective from 31.12.1998 for Tamil Nadu Service Area to Unitied Licence (UL) was rejected for the second time by the respondent. Before adverting to the issues, it will be useful to take note of some significant and relevant facts. 3. The historical facts relating to the petitioner company; its wholly owned subsidiary, Aircel Cellular Ltd. (ACL); the details of its licences and also subsequent allocation of spectrum which came to be bundled with the said licence are not in dispute. The petitioner's CMTS Licence for Tamil Nadu Circle was for a period of 10 years and due to expire on 30.12.2008. In terms of National Telecom Policy of 1999, DoT offered a migration package. The migration package, inter alia, changed the "Fixed Fee" policy for Indian Telecom Licences to a "Revenue Share" regime. The period of licence got extended upto 20 years and as a result petitioner's licence was to be valid till 30.12.2018. In 2010, the petitioner acquired 5 + 5 MHz of 2100 MHz (3G) and 20 MHz of 2300 MHz spectrum (BWA) in the Tamil Nadu Telecom Circle through auction. These are fully paid for and the validity of allotment is of 20 years i.e. till 2030. In 2015, the petitioner further acquired 10 + 10 MHz of 1800 MHz spectrum in the Tamil Nadu Telecom Circle through auction. Petitioner has the right to use the said spectrum for a period of 20 years Le. till 26.05.2035 and under a deferred payment plan, it claims to have paid 33% of its price. Full Article
io Union Of India vs Seashore Securities Ltd on 13 January, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. The petition has been filed for a money decree for an amount of Rs. L81,81,517/- and also for pendente lite and future interest with effect from Financial Year 2014-15 along with certain further claims which require i i s been consideration of foreign exchange fluctuations. The said amount has b 2 claimed for recovery of dues/outstanding dues in relation to an agreement between the petitioner and the respondent dated 10.08.2011 whereunder respondent was provided 3 MHz of Ku-band Space Segrnent Capacity on INSAT --~ Asiasat 5 Satellite System. 3. The petitioner, Government of India, has preferred this petition as a service orovider and the respondent, a broadcast licencee, is also a service orovider. The respondent has been shawn to be a "licencee" within the meaning of the term under the TRA] Act, 1997 (the Act}. The petition is thus claimed to be covered within the ambit of Section 14 of the Act. Full Article
io Indusind Media & Communications ... vs Allied Infotainment ... on 13 January, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. In the reply filed on behalf of the respondent in January 2014, two main defenses were raised against the claim. Firstly, the respondent pleaded that the channels of the respondent were not placed regularly and due to such irregularity, the respondent suffered loss of revenue and loss in viewership. Secondly, it on claimed that payment had been made regularly as per the agreed terms. In other words, the second defense was that all the lawful outstanding dues have been paid by the respondent and, therefore, the demand is on account of errors in accounts etc. 3. Through a rejoinder filed in February 2014, the petitioner denied the defense of the respondent and some other allegations and pointed out that at no point of time any grievance or notice was communicated to the petitioner about the alleged irregularity in placement. Through the rejoinder an updated statement of accounts in respect of both the channels was brought on record as annexure to show payment made after the filing of the petitioner and also updated claim of interest. On the basis of statement of accounts the rejoinder disclosed that the claimed amount stood reduced and the respondent was liable till 17.01.2014 only for Rs.2,34,11,352/-. Full Article
io Union Of India vs Mi Marathi Media Ltd on 14 January, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. Only to avoid repetition of facts relating to the petitioner and because the nature of agreements with the respondent(s) in both the petitions are similar, both the petitions involving claim for a money decree have been heard together and shall be governed by this common judgement and order. 3. As noted earlier, the petitions have been filed for money decree. In BP No. 39 of 2018, the total claimed amount is for Rs.1,31,40,753.00 involving dues payable from October 2015 onwards, In B.P. No, 163 of 2018, the claim is for an amount of Rs.7,53,44,675.00 to cover dues from January 2011 | onwards. The prayer has been made for pendente lite and future interest also at the rate of 18% p.a. in both the petitions. In B.P. No.163 of 2018, there is an additional prayer for an amount of Rs. 63,843.00 said to have been deducted by the respondent{s) as TDS during the Financial Year 2011-12 but allegedly not deposited with the Income Tax Authorities, Full Article
io Union Of India vs Broadcast Initiatives Ltd on 3 March, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. At the outset, it is deemed useful to record that besides the two agreements both dated 1.4,2012 between the parties which are covered by present petition, the petitioner and a sister concern of the respondent namely, Mi Marathi Media Ltd. also had a similar agreement with the petitioner. Some of correspondences ayailable on record support the aforesaid fact and disclose common meetings on the issue of outstanding dues. 3. Against Mi Marathi Media Utd, alryost in similar factual situation, petitioner had preferred BP No. 39 of 2018 for claiming an amount of Rs. 1.31 crores approximately. After considering ali the relevant issues, that broadcasting petition alongwith BP No. 163 of 2018 was heard ex-parte and substantially allowed by a recent judgment and order of this Tribunal dated 14.2.2020. Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed strong reliance upon that judgment more so because this petition is also against the sister concern of Ml Marathi Media having aimest identical factual background and is also being heard ex-parte. This petition has been filed for a money decree for an arnount of Rs. 2,46,20,606/- and for pendente lite and future interest @ 18% ¢.a, 4, The petitioner is Union of india in the capacity of a service provider. The respondent, who is a broadcaster Heencee, is.alse a service previder. The respandent has been shawn ta be ef a "Hcencee" within the meaning of the term under the TRA! Act, 1997. The petition is, therefore, claimed ta be covered within the ambit of Section 14 of the TRAI Act. Full Article
io Gmr/Hyderabad International ... vs Aera And Ors on 4 March, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. The Appellate Tribunal at the relevant time could not take up the appeals because of vacancies in its composition and therefore, the appellant approached the Hon'ble High Court of Hyderabad through a writ petition bearing WP No.22474/2014 to challenge the impugned Tariff Order dated 24.02.2014 and also to seek its suspension/stay. The High Court issued notices and by an order passed on 26.11.2014 it also directed the Registry to requisition/eall for the records of the present appeal. The Appellate Tribunal was also directed to send the records of this appeal which was accordingly sent within time. It may be noted that the High Court did not transfer the appeal to itself but only requisitioned the records. When the Appellate Tribunal began to function, then in the presence of learned counsel for the appellant, vide order dated 26.11.2015, it held that since the Hon'ble High Court has decided to examine the correctness and validity of the impugned Tariff Order challenged in the present appeal, the appeal has been rendered mfructuous. Full Article
io Indusind Media & Communications ... vs Perfect Octave Media Projects Ltd on 20 March, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 os Nobody has appeared on behalf of the respondent even after service of notice and as a result the petition has been heard ex parte. The respondent has not appeared at any stage and has filed neither reply nor any affidavit of evidence 2. The petitioner company carries on the business of receiving signals from broadcasters of various television channels and of redistributing the same through franchisee cable network. The respondent company carries on business as a broadcaster/eontent provider. Both the parties are service providers and as such amenable to the jurisdiction of this Tribunal. 3. Through this petition, the petitioner is seeking recovery of Bs.13,41,756/- said to be the outstanding dues inclusive of interest as on 15.03.2016 along with interest @ 18% til the date of realization from the respondent. The dues are towards carriage fee for the services availed by the respondent from the petitioner for carriage of its television channels. Full Article
io Indusind Media & Communications ... vs Lemon Entertainment Ltd on 20 March, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. Yhe petitioner company carries on the business of receiving signals from Pt gh ei ae broadcasters of various television channels and of redistributing the same thr franchisee cable network. The respondent company carries on business as a broadeaster/content provider. Both the purlies are service providers and as such amenable to the jurisdiction of this Tebunal, 3. Through this petition, the petitioner is seek dng recovery of Re.4d0 98 000/. aid to be the oufstand) me dues inelusive of interest as on 1s 03 2016 along with os interest @ 18% till the date of realization from the re Spondent. The dues are a towards carriage fee for the services availed by the respondent trom the petitioner for carnage of its television channels. Full Article
io Delhi International Airport Ltd vs Airport Economic Regulatory ... on 20 March, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. The other appeal (No.7of 2013) has been preferred by Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) which has challenged the legality etc. of a subsequent Order No.30/2012-13 dated 28.12.2012 issued by AERA in exercise of powers under Section 13(1)(b) of the AERA Act read with Section 22A of the Airports Authority of India Act 1994(AAI Act) to re-determine the amount of DF at IGI Airport, New 4 Delhi. By this order AERA reviewed the earlier DF Order dated 14.11.2011 in a small measure, reduced the rate of DF w.e.f. 01.01.2013 and extended the levy period upto April, 2016 subject to further review. The FIA, it appears, had challenged the earlier DF order dated 14.11.2011 also. Its stand is that levy of DF to bridge the funding gap for IGI Airport is contrary to law and the relevant agreements which cast a duty upon DIAL to arrange for funds for development of the Airport. It is also pleaded that the project cost has been blown-up beyond realistic proportions and AERA has failed to exercise the required level of scrutiny which would have kept the final project cost at a reasonable and permissible level. Full Article
io Indusind Media & Communications ... vs Mi Marathi Media Ltd on 16 April, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. The petitioner company carries on the business of receiving signals from broadcasters of various television channels and of redistributing the same through franchisee cable network. The respondent company carries on business as a broadcaster/content provider. Both the parties are service providers and as such amenable to the jurisdiction of this Tribunal. 3. Through this petition, the petitioner is seeking recovery of Rs.1,44,84,050/- (Rupees One Crore Forty Four lakhs Eighty Four Thousand Fifty Only) said to be the outstanding dues inclusive of interest as on 09.02.2016 along with interest @ 18% till the date of realization from the respondent. The dues are towards carriage fee for the services availed by the respondent from the petitioner for carriage of its television channel "Mi Marathi". Full Article
io Indusind Media & Communications ... vs Broadcast Initiatives Ltd on 16 April, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. The petitioner company carries on the business of receiving signals from broadcasters of various television channels and of redistributing the same through franchisee cable network. The respondent company carries on business as a broadcaster/content provider. Both the parties are service providers and as such amenable to the jurisdiction of this Tribunal. 3. Through this petition, the petitioner is seeking recovery of Rs.1,51,88,898.26p(Rupees One Crore Fifty One lakhs Eighty Eight Thousand Ninety Eight and Paise Twenty Six Only) said to be the outstanding dues inclusive of interest as on 09.02.2016 along with interest @ 18% till the date of realization from the respondent. The dues are towards carriage fee for the services availed by 3 the respondent from the petitioner for carriage of its television channel "Live India". Full Article
io Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd vs Tata Communications Ltd & Anr on 16 April, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. It may be useful to note that the facts relevant for the main issue of law indicated above are not in dispute and hence do not require detailed narration. For the sake of convenience, facts will be referred to from the records of T.P. No.77/2019 which has been heard as the lead matter, unless indicated otherwise. 3|Page 3. The two respondents, Tata Communications Ltd. and Bharti Airtel Ltd. are owners / operators of certain facilities which have been described as Cable Landing Operations. For these facilities they are entitled to levy three distinct charges i.e. (i) Access Facilitation Charges (AFC), (ii) Co-Location Charges(CLC) and (iii) Operation and Maintenance Charges (OMC). Prior to 07.06.2007, the charges were based purely on contract between the parties. In 2007, TRAI issued the "International Telecommunication Access to Essential Facilities at Cable Landing Stations Regulations 2007" (2007 Regulations). This introduced the requirement of framing of Cable Landing Stations - Reference Interconnect Offer (RIO) to be calculated on cost based method. Such RIOs for all the three charges were required to be submitted to TRAI, the Regulator for approval. This light- touch regulation was operational till the 2007 Regulations were amended by Amendment Regulation, 2012 dated 19.10.2012. This amendment enabled TRAI to fix and specify the highest charges which could be realizable as per agreement between the parties. On 21.12.2012, TRAI fixed all the three charges vide notification which brought into effect the "International Telecommunication Landing Station Access Facilities Charges and Co-Location Charges Regulations 2012. The said Regulations (No.27 of 2012) contained 3 schedules of charges made effective from 01.01.2013. Full Article
io Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd vs Tata Communications Ltd &Amp; Anr on 17 April, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. Heard learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. K.Vishwanathan and learned Senior Counsel for the non-applicant, Bharti Airtel, Mr.Gopal Jain through video-conferencing. 3. The applicant seeks a direction upon Bharti Airtel not to encash the Bank Guarantee (BG) to which it has become entitled vide judgment of this Tribunal dated 16.04.2020 whereby applicant's petition bearing T.P. No.77/2019 has been dismissed on merits. In the last paragraph of that judgment notice has been taken of an order of the Hon'ble Madras High Court dated 14.11.2019 and in view of the said consent order this Tribunal has directed that the BG submitted to the Tribunal stands invoked for immediate payment to the non-applicant. The prayer in the MA is solely on the ground that moving the Hon'ble Supreme Court in appeal is likely to take some time because of the prevailing pandemic COVID-19. Full Article
io Sudiep Shrivastava vs Union Of India Ors on 25 September, 2014 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Hon'ble Mr. Justice Swatanter Kumar (Chairperson) Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.S. Nambiar (Judicial Member) Hon'ble Dr. D.K. Agrawal (Expert Member) Hon'ble Prof. A.R. Yousuf (Expert Member) Dated: September 25, 2014 1. Whether the judgment is allowed to be published on the net? 2. Whether the judgment is allowed to be published in the NGT Reporter? JUSTICE SWATANTER KUMAR, (CHAIRPERSON) The Ministry of Environment and Forest (for short 'the MoEF'), Government of India vide their letter dated 21st December, 2011 accorded Environmental Clearance for Parsa East and Kanta Basan Opencast Coal mine project of 10 MTPA production capacity along with a Pit Head Coal Washery (10 MTPA ROM) to M/s Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited involving a total project area of 2711.034 hectare under the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 (for short 'EIA Notification, 2006') subject to the specific conditions stated in that Order. 2 Full Article
io The Goa Foundation Anr vs Union Of India Ors on 25 September, 2014 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 1. Goa Foundation Through Dinesh George Dias G-8, St. Britto's Apts. Feira Alta, Mapusa, Bardez, Goa - 403507. 2. Peaceful Society Through Kumar Kalanand Mani R/o Peaceful Society Campus Honsowado-Madkai, Post: Kundai 403115, Goa .....Appellants Versus 1. Union of India Through the Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 2. State of Maharashtra Through its Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 400023 3. State of Karnataka Through the Chief Secretary, Vidhan Soudha, Bangalore - 560001 Full Article
io National Green Tribunal Bar ... vs Union Of India Ors on 29 September, 2014 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 National Green Tribunal Bar Association Through the Secretary Trikoot II Bikaji Cama Palace New Delhi .....Applicant Versus 1. Union of India Through Secretary Ministry of Environment & Forest Prayavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 2. State of Uttranchal Through Chief Secretary Department of Environment and Forest Uttranchal Secretariat, Dehradun Uttrakhand- 248006 3. Divisional Forest Officer IT Cell, PCCF Office, 87-Rajpur Road, Dehradun, Uttrakhand-248001 4. VS Sidhu IPS Officer Police Officers Colony Kishanpur, Dehradun Uttrakhand-24800 .....Respondents Counsel for Applicant: Full Article
io Shankar Raghunath Jog vs Union Of India Ors on 1 October, 2014 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0530 2. Considering above, the sentence in paragraph 30, reading "The industry has also filed M.A.No.145/2014 in connection with such closure with a prayer to direct MPCB to give hearing before restart" Should be read as "The industry has also filed MA No.145/2014, with a prayer to direct the MPCB to take decision on the Application of the Applicant for revocation of closure directions at the earliest, on the basis of merit of the matter". 3. Considering the above specific directions, we do not find any necessity to rectify the operative part of the Judgment. However, considering the fact that hearing has already been extended to the said Industry on 19.8.2014, by the Member Secretary, as mentioned by the Applicant- Industry, and also by MPCB in its affidavit Misc Appln. No.155/2014 Page 2 dated 2nd September, 2014, we expect that the learned Member Secretary will expedite decision making, and take a decision on the request of the Industry for re-start, in any case, not later than two (2) weeks from today. Full Article