Tag: #notice

NOTICE UNDER SECTION 16 OF THE CARRIAGE BY ROAD ACT, 2007, NOT MANDATORY FOR INSTITUTING ANY SUIT OR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, MUCH FEWER COUNTERCLAIMS: SC

-Report by Arunima Jain The Supreme Court on Monday, in the case of Essemm Logistics v. Darcl Logistics Limited& Anr., delved into the meaning and extent of Section 16 of the Carriers by Road Act, 2007read with the Order VII Rule 11 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC). According to the court, no notice is required under Section 16 of the new Act for instituting any suit or legal proceedings, much less a counter-claim against the common carrier for...

Blacklisting to contractors on the course of tender should be made after following the requisite steps of show-cause: SC

-Report by Kanishka The recent judgment of ISOLATORS AND ISOLATORS THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR MRS. SANDHYA MISHRA V/S MADHYA PRADESH MADHYA KSHETRA VIDYUT VITRAN CO. LTD. & ANR. is concerned with the debarring of the contractor in course of...

NO JUSTIFICATION FOR NOT ADJUDICATING NOTICES MORE THAN 15 YEARS AFTER ISSUANCE, THE SAME MUST BE DONE IN A REASONABLE TIME: DELHI HC

-Report by Arunima Jain The Delhi High Court on Thursday while referring to Section 73 of the Finance Act, 1994, upheld that the question of whether the notice or demand for recovery was given within a reasonable length of time considering the case’s facts and circumstances should...