an Flights between Australian cities could cost just $19 as Qantas tries to recover from COVID-19 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 07:18:38 GMT Qantas could drop the price of regional flights to just $19 as the airline tries desperately to recover from the coronavirus shutdown. Full Article
an Thousands of Australian workers are told they're NOT eligible for $1500 JobKeeper payment By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 02:04:14 GMT 5,500 workers at Dnata, which supplies frozen meals to businesses like Qantas received the news they were no longer eligible for the $1500/fortnight payment on Monday. Full Article
an Atletico Madrid 'set £20m price tag on Kieran Trippier' amid Premier League interest By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 08:08:40 +0100 The 29-year-old moved to the Wanda Metropolitano last summer having fallen out of favour in north London, with the La Liga side splashing £20million on the England international. Full Article
an Royal Navy veteran says he was 'treated like a leper' after coronavirus hospital discharge By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:58:39 GMT Veteran Robert Embleton, 79, was left devastated by residents' response when he returned to his Plymouth retirement home after beating coronavirus in hospital. Full Article
an 'Dedicated and loving' nurse dies of coronavirus after five weeks fighting for life on ventilator By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:03:25 GMT 51-year-old 'dedicated and loving' nurse Onyenachi Obasi died after fighting for her life for five weeks on a ventilator in intensive care. Her niece has set up a fundraising page to pay for her funeral. Full Article
an Boy, 16, fights for life after he was hit by TWO hit-and-run drivers while riding his bike By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:04:55 GMT Police were called at just after 11pm last night to a collision involving a cyclist on Streatham High Road, south west London. Two men in their 20s have been arrested in the local area. Full Article
an 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
an FDA approve new type of coronavirus antigen test which provides results in 15 minutes By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 20:35:04 GMT The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday announced emergency authorization for antigen tests which rapidly detects fragments of virus proteins in samples from nasal swabs. Full Article
an Boy, 4, who beat coronavirus and battled rare cancer is allowed outside for first time in two months By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 20:49:06 GMT Essex cancer patient Archie Wilks, four, (right) was allowed outdoors for a family walk after testing negative for coronavirus. He walked through fields with his twin brother Henry (left) and parents. Full Article
an Harry Dunn´s parents call for parliamentary inquiry into the handling of their son's death By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 21:06:25 GMT Ms Nandy has raised the case with the UK ambassador to the US, Karen Pierce. Harry, 19, was killed when his motorbike crashed into a car outside a US military base in Northamptonshire. Full Article
an Equalities Minister Liz Truss lambasts trans advocates for claiming they had Government approval By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 21:06:53 GMT Equalities Minister Liz Truss ordered EqualiTeach to stop using the logo of the Government Equalities Office on its controversial guidelines stating teachers must allow trans pupils to use toilets of their choice. Full Article
an Ivanka's personal assistant has tested positive for COVID-19 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 21:39:46 GMT The assistant has not been around Ivanka Trump for weeks and has been working remotely. Both Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, tested negative for COVID-19. Full Article
an 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
an Samantha Cameron's father is robbed after thief 'reached into his car and grabbed his iPhone' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 22:08:06 GMT Sir Reginald Sheffield, Samantha Cameron's father, was targeted in the grounds of Normanby Hall near Flixborough outside Scunthorpe, in an alleged tussle with a man accused of stealing his iPhone 8. Full Article
an Russian troops are using drones to track down members of failed Venezuelan coup, local media claims By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 22:18:39 GMT El Nacional published allegedly deleted tweets from state military command ZODI La Guaira center which claimed that Russian special forces members were aiding the search for coup members. Full Article
an French resistance heroine who helped liberate Paris from the Nazis has died aged 101 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 22:24:14 GMT Cecile Rol Tanguy (pictured) died yesterday at her home in Monteaux, central France, as Europe commemorated the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces. Full Article
an Harry says life has `changed dramatically´ in video message By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 22:39:36 GMT In a video posted on the event's Twitter account, the Duke of Sussex urged the 'Invictus family' to look out for each other and encouraged them to get involved with virtual activities. Full Article
an Piers Morgan admits he has probably 'taken things a bit too far' with his criticism of Meghan Markle By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 22:40:20 GMT The Good Morning Britain presenter has previously accused the Duchess of Sussex of having 'ditched' her own relatives and splitting her husband Prince Harry from the Royal Family. Full Article
an Fifteen Royal Caribbean crew members go on hunger strike until bosses agree to let them go home By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 22:53:59 GMT The 15 crew members have not eaten since Thursday afternoon, out of desperation and after waiting close to two months out at sea stranded because of COVID-19. Full Article
an Harry Dunn's life mattered and we will honour it By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:27:22 GMT Almost nine months since 19-year-old Harry Dunn tragically lost his life, his family wake every day with the knowledge that justice has not been served. Full Article
an Matt Hancock now 'on borrowed time' after battles with Michael Gove, Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:44:41 GMT Matt Hancock is living on 'borrowed time' as Health Secretary following clashes with the three most powerful members of the Government over the Covid crisis, The Mail on Sunday has been told. Full Article
an 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
an British Airways owner's boss Willie Walsh warns against two week quarantine By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:23:33 GMT The CEO of International Airlines Group has waded into the row over the UK government's proposals to force travellers arriving into Britain, including UK citizens returning from holiday, into quarantine. Full Article
an Texas man who lives near El Paso arrested for allegedly making online threat to shoot up a Walmart By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 04:29:50 GMT Alex R. Barron, 29, of Horizon City, Texas, was arrested Friday evening after the FBI said it received a tip on Thursday evening about a social media post containing a threat against Walmart. Full Article
an 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
an 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
an Metropolitan police officers' spokesman blasts coronavirus response as 'wishy washy' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:43:27 GMT The Metropolitan Police Federation's Ken Marsh said British authorities 'needed to be firmer right from the beginning'. Pictured: Sunbathers in Greenwich Park, London yesterday. Full Article
an Boris Johnson will tell public to 'stay alert, control the virus and save lives' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:45:58 GMT Boris Johnson is expected to drop the 'stay at home' slogan during a televised address to Britain on Sunday at 7pm in an effort to reopen parts of the economy damaged during the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
an Ivan Lendl says tennis 'GOAT' debate will be decided by who wins most Grand Slam titles By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 18:41:05 GMT Roger Federer, who will be 39 in August, leads the race with 20 Grand Slam singles titles. Rafa Nadal is hot on his heels with 19 titles, while Novak Djokovic is closing in quickly with 17. Full Article
an Major sport returns for first time during coronavirus pandemic as UFC 249 takes place in Florida By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:23:08 GMT Major sport returned for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic as UFC 249 took place without fans in Florida. The leading mixed martial arts promotion overcame controversy Full Article
an Democrats propose coronavirus relief package to send $2,000 to each American every month By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 22:57:14 GMT Senators Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Ed Markey introduced the Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act Friday. Full Article
an South Dakota governor gives Native American tribes 48 hours to remove checkpoints on highways By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 06:23:08 GMT South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (bottom right) threatened legal action against the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes over checkpoints set up on roads leading to their reservations. Full Article
an Ruthie Ann Miles announces that she has given birth to daughter Hope Elizabeth By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 06:52:51 GMT Broadway star Ruthie Ann Miles, 37, has given birth to a baby girl and announced it on her Instagram. Hope Elizabeth was born last month to her and husband Jonathan Blumenstein. Full Article
an Desperate hunt for two Utah friends, aged 17 and 18, who went missing in a storm three days ago By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:36:13 GMT Priscilla Bienkowski, 18, and Sophia Hernandez, 17, were out on Utah Lake near Salt Lake City when it is believed they were caught in an intense storm. The Utah Sheriff's Office are searching. Full Article
an Sh. Jagannath Sharma. vs Himachal Road Transport ... on 8 May, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. Himachal Road Transport Corporation Mandi Depot through its Regional Manager at Mandi H.P. 3. Himachal Road Transport Corporation Rohru Depot through its Regional Manager at Rohru H.P. 4. Himachal Road Transport Corporation Shimla through its Managing Director at Shimla H.P. (HRTC Head Office)Shimla-III ......Respondents/Opposite parties Coram Hon'ble Justice P.S. Rana (R) President Hon'ble Ms. Sunita Sharma Member Hon'ble Mr. R.K. Verma Member Whether approved for reporting?1 Yes. For Appellant : Mr. Amit Kanwar Advocate. For Respondents : Mr. Dhiraj Kanwar Advocate. JUSTICE P.S. RANA (R) PRESIDENT: Full Article
an 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
an Manoj Kumar vs The State Of Bihar on 9 April, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 The petitioner is an accused in Samastipur Town P.S. Case No. 269 of 2018, registered for the offences punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19079 of 2020(2) dt.09-04-2020 2/6 Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. My attention has been drawn by Mr. Rakesh Chander Agrawal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, to page 34 of the present application which is the written statement of the informant and the basis for registration of the First Information Report. It is alleged in the written statement that the informant runs a business in the name and style of Maa Vaishnav Galla Bhandar at Samastipur and deals in supply of mustard oil and other edible oils. The petitioner is the Director of S.B.O. Exports Private Limited, New Delhi. Certain supply was made by the informant to the Company for a sum of Rs.4,96,897/-. The petitioner, in his capacity as Director of the Company, had allegedly issued and delivered, at Samastipur, a cheque on 18.06.2018 in favour of the informant of the said amount of Rs.4,96,897/- for having delivered edible oils to the petitioner. The petitioner had requested the informant to present the cheque for encashment in July, 2018. Allegedly, when he presented the cheque, the same stood dishonoured because of insufficiency of fund in the account of the petitioner. There is statement made by the informant that on the petitioner's request, he had again deposited the cheque for encashment, which again Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19079 of 2020(2) dt.09-04-2020 3/6 stood dishonoured for the same reason. Requisite statutory notice was issued to the petitioner for payment of the amount in question. The petitioner, however, did not pay the amount, which compelled the informant to lodge the First Information Report, the informant alleges. Full Article
an Anil Sah @ Anil Kumar Gupta vs The State Of Bihar on 17 April, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice at the instance of the learned counsel for the petitioner. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Vide order dated 04.03.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 66603 of 2019, the petitioner was granted bail in connection with Hussainganj P.S. Case No. 282 of 2018 giving rise to Sessions Trial No. 194/2019 to the satisfaction of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-VII, Siwan but inadvertently in the last paragraph of order dated 04.03.2020, in place of Sessions Trial No. 194/2019, the same had been typed as Sessions Trial No. 194/2009. Full Article
an Chandra Bilash Singh vs The State Of Bihar on 20 April, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mr. Mrigank Mauli, learned counsel, assisted the Court on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Vinod Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, assisted the Court on behalf of the State. In this application, filed under Section 397 read with Section 401 Cr.P.C., the petitioner has challenged the judgment dated 28.08.2019 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge- XVI, Patna, in Cr. Appeal No.4 of 1999, whereby the lower appellate Court affirmed the judgment and sentence of conviction and punishment dated 10.12.1998 passed in Gardanibagh P.S. Case No.770 of 1988. Full Article
an Santosh Chaudhary vs The State Of Bihar on 23 April, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Heard Dr. Anjani Prasad Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Dilip Kumar Singh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case is that the petitioner was apprehended by the police on suspicion, from out side his house, and thereafter house of the petitioner was searched and two litres of country made liquor was recovered. Full Article
an Sanjay Rai vs The State Of Bihar on 29 April, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice at the instance of the learned counsel for the petitioner. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Section 30(A) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution case, in short, is that 1586.160 liters wine is recovered from the brick kiln. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 30.11.2019 and has got no criminal antecedent. Charge sheet has been submitted in this case. There Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10317 of 2020(3) dt.29-04-2020 2/3 is no allegation of tampering of witnesses against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has come on the basis of disclosure made by the co-villagers. The names of the co-villagers have not been disclosed by the prosecution. It is alleged that 1586.160 liters wine is recovered from the brick kiln. The brick kiln in question belongs to the joint family of the petitioner. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the alleged occurrence. There is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner. A supplementary affidavit has been filed stating that the mother of the petitioner has expired on 13.04.2020. There is no compliance of Section 100 Cr.P.C. There is no chance of the trial being concluded in near future. Other similarly situated co- accused, namely, Babban Ray has been granted anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide Cr.Misc.No.78312 of 2019 dated 29.01.2020. Full Article
an Rana Singh vs The State Of Bihar on 1 May, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice at the instance of the learned counsel for the petitioners. Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and learned A.A.G.-4 for the State. Following reliefs have been sought for in paragraph 1 of the writ application: 1(i) To set aside/grant an order of stay of the order of settlement of Shairat of "Suhiya Bhagar Jalker", Shahpur, Bhojpur for the financial year 2020-21 contained in Memo No. 994/Ra, dated 07.04.2020 (Annexure-4) issued by the respondent no. 4, Additional Collector, Bhojpur as the same has been passed without following the procedure of open tender/Bid/Dak as per the Advertisement dated 27th February 2020 (Annexure-1) published in the local Daily Newspaper. Full Article
an Madhusudan Pandy, vs The State Of Bihar, on 1 May, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mr. N. K. Agarwal, learned Senior counsel assisted by Mr. Manoj Kumar Pandey, learned counsel appeared for the petitioner and Mr. Kumar Alok, Standing Counsel-27 appeared for the State respondents. The Office has pointed out some defects. The petitioner shall ensure removal of the defects within two weeks of the start of normal functioning of the Court, failing which this application would stand dismissed. In this writ application, the petitioner has sought for quashment of order contained in Annexure-1 vide Memo No. 683 dated 06.04.2020 passed by Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar, Patna High Court CWJC No.5626 of 2020(2) dt.01-05-2020 2/3 Ara (respondent no.2), whereby the PDS License No. 13/2016 of the petitioner was cancelled. Full Article
an Jahangirpur Primary Agriculture ... vs The State Of Bihar on 6 May, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. Naturally, filing of the writ application has been found to be defective being inconsistent with the filing procedure prescribed under the High Court Rules, on many counts. 3. The petitioner is a Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society (PACS) registered under the Bihar Cooperative Societies Act, 1935 and is, therefore, a body corporate. The PACS has been given licence to run a fair price shop. There is no averment in the writ application as to when such licence was granted to the PACS, though it is stated in paragraph-5 of the application that for last one decade various similar cooperative societies of the State are successfully conducting the business of fair price shops in addition to discharge of their other duties including procurement of food grains under the procurement schemes of the Government. Full Article
an Bank Of India vs Sandeep S/O Sureshchander ... on 20 December, 2019 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 3. Both the Appeals arise out of and are directed against the same order dated 19.5.2018 passed in Complaint No.14/2016 by Shri S V R Srinivas, Principal Seoretary, Information and Technology, Government of Maharashtra in the capacity of Adjudicating Officer (AO) exercising jurisdiction under section 46 of the Information Technology Act,2000, Since parties and the issues are common, both the Appeals have been heard together and shall be governed by this common judgement. 4. The proceedings before the learned AO commenced on filing of a complaint on 14.12.2015 by the complainant, Sandeep Singhal, a businessman residing at Nagpur. The complaint contains all the relevant informations with respect to both the respondents, Bank of India, Rana Pratap Nagar Branch, Nagpur and Vodafone Cellular Ltd., Maharashira, The particulars of claims show that Rs. 18,75,381.41 has been claimed towards actual losses sustained because of alleged negligence of the bank andfor because of negligence of M/s. Vodafone in illegally issuing the duplicate SIM Card to an imposter, Rs. 5 lakhs have been claimed towards actual costs on account of travelling and ldgation expenses etc. Rs 10 lakh has been claimed towards damages on account of mental agonies caused to the complainant. Full Article
an 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
an 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
an Gtpl Hathway Ltd vs Om Cable And Network 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
an 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
an 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