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Time of India
01-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Delhi HC seeks response from Reliance Infra, Shanghai Sinofinn New Energy Investment on Aravali Power's petition
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought a response from Reliance Infrastructure and Shanghai Sinofinn New Energy Investment on a petition by Aravali Power Company , seeking enforcement of the Rs 600-crore arbitral award that it had won against the Anil Ambani firm in December last year. Aravali Power, a joint venture between NTPC , Haryana Power Generation Company Ltd and Indraprastha Power Generation Company, said that Rs 572.62 crore plus interest at the rate of 10% have fallen due as on May 26 and the same may be 'realized by the court' from RInfra and its Chinese associate and released to it. Aravali Power, which operates the Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project in Jhajjar district, Haryana, argued that since no interim stay was granted by the HC and the requisite period for RInfra to make an application to set aside the arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act has also 'elapsed', there is no impediment in the enforcement now. 'In spite of this crystal-clear position, the judgment debtor (RInfra) has not honoured the said arbitral award,' the Aravali Power counsel Adarsh Tripathi and Vikram Singh Baid told the HC. The HC posted Aravali Power's enforcement petition along with the RInfra and the Chinese firm's petition for further hearing on July 28. In March, RInfra had also challenged the December 18 majority arbitral award and sought its quashing on multiple grounds, including denial of natural justice, violation of basic fundamental policy of Indian Law and fundamental principles of justice and denial of proper opportunity to present the case. It alleged that the tribunal had wrongly upheld the termination of the contracts as justified and lawful while awarding various claims in favour of Aravali Power. 'The arbitral tribunal infracted the most fundamental notions or principles of justice by unilaterally altering the contract granted in violation of the contract and without any evidence,' the joint petition by RInfra and its Chinese collaborator had stated. The dispute arises due to the alleged damages suffered by Aravali Power as a direct result of RInfra's and Shanghai Sinofinn's breach of contract relating to the installation of a flue-gas desulfurization system package for the coal-based Jhajjar power plant having a capacity of 3X500 megawatt. In 2016, a memorandum of understanding was entered into between RInfra and Shanghai Sinofinn to provide a framework to develop, undertake and deliver world class environmental protection retrofit projects for control of environmental pollution. Thereafter, licences were granted by Shanghai Sinofinn to RInfra for the non-exclusive right to design, construct, manufacture, use and sell the process and plant for limestone-based flue gas desulfurization systems in India. Aravali Power had issued notification of awards to the Ambani firm and its associate for supply of limestone-based flue gas desulfurization systems package for the Jhajjar project and inland transportation, insurance, installation, testing and commissioning, and conducting guarantee tests for the limestone-based flue gas desulfurization systems package. However, Aravali Power in 2018 served a show cause Notice to RInfra and the Chinese company for alleged incomplete drawings, incomplete bought-out-items ordering, and non-submission of bank guarantee. Alleging breach of contract against RInfra and Chinese company, Aravali Power then issued notice of termination and invoked arbitration in 2018. The Supreme Court appointed three-member arbitral tribunal in a majority award granted a principal amount of Rs 419 crore with Rs 5 crore cost and an interest of Rs 149 crore on the principal amount and future interest on the principal amount till actual date of payment.
NDTV
27-06-2025
- NDTV
CBI Files Charges Against 2 Indian Nationals For Murder In UAE, Bahrain
New Delhi: CBI has filed charge sheets against two Indian nationals before a special court in New Delhi, in connection with two separate murder cases in the UAE and Bahrain, an official said on Friday. On the basis of requests from the UAE and the Kingdom of Bahrain, for crimes committed abroad by Indian nationals, CBI launched Local Prosecution and finalised investigations. "CBI closely coordinated with Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India to obtain evidence admissible as per Indian Law from authorities of UAE and Bahrain and successfully launched prosecution against the accused persons, Inder Jit Singh and Subhash Chander Mahla," the agency said in a statement. On the basis of request from United Arab Emirates, in murder case of Indian national Rama Lingam Natesan in Abu Dhabi, CBI registered a case against Indian national Inder Jit Singh, under section 302 of Indian Penal Code. During investigation, it was established that the deceased Rama Lingam Natesan used to sell international SIM cards at Abu Dhabi, UAE and Inder Jit Singh used to purchase international SIM cards from him on credit basis. Over a period of time, debt of Inder Jit Singh reached AED 300 (United Arab Emirates dirham). Due to this, a dispute broke out between them. When the deceased Rama Lingam Natesan asked employer of Inder Jit Singh to deduct his outstanding dues from his salary, Inder Jit Singh hatched a plan to kill Rama Lingam Natesan. On August 28, 2008, finding Rama Lingam Natesan alone, Inder Jit Singh assaulted him with a sharp knife causing grievous injuries to him, to which he later succumbed. In the matter of Subhash Chander Mahla, on the basis of an extradition request received from the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, referred the matter to the CBI for launching local prosecution against Subhash Chander Mahla. CBI registered a case under sections 302 and 404 of the IPC against Subhash Chander Mahla for the murder of his employer in Bahrain and began an investigation. During the investigation, it was established that Subhash Chander Mahla worked as a driver in Bahrain. However, aggrieved by the misbehaviour of his employer, he planned to kill him. On January 31, 2011, Subhash Chander Mahla, finding his employer alone, assaulted him with a solid, traumatising tool, causing grievous injuries to his body, of which he later died.
Hindustan Times
27-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
CBI files charge sheets against two Indian nationals for murder in UAE, Bahrain
New Delhi, The CBI has filed charge sheets against two individuals in separate cases of murders allegedly committed by two Indian citizens in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, officials on Friday said. CBI files charge sheets against two Indian nationals for murder in UAE, Bahrain In one case on the request from the UAE, the CBI has filed a charge sheet against Inder Jit Singh, who had allegedly killed another Indian national Rama Lingam Natesan in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in 2008. It is alleged that Singh used to purchase international SIM cards from Natesan on credit basis and gradually the debts rose to 300 AUD. "Due to this, a dispute broke out between them. When the deceased Rama Lingam Natesan asked employer of Inder Jit Singh to deduct his outstanding dues from his salary, Inder Jit Singh hatched a plan to kill Rama Lingam Natesan," a CBI Spokesperson said in a statement. Singh allegedly assaulted Natesan with a sharp knife causing grievous injuries to him, to which he later succumbed, the statement said. In the second case, the CBI has filed a charge sheet against Subhash Chander Mahla, who worked as a driver, for the alleged murder of his employer in Bahrain. He was allegedly aggrieved by the misbehaviour of his employer and decided to eliminate him. "On January 31, 2011, Subhash Chander Mahla, finding his employer alone, assaulted him with a solid traumatizing tool causing grievous injuries on his body, of which he later died," the agency said. It said the agency launched local prosecution, finalised investigations and filed charge sheets under IPC Section 302 and others on the basis of requests from the UAE and Kingdom of Bahrain for crimes committed abroad by Indian nationals. "The CBI closely coordinated with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, to obtain evidence admissible as per Indian Law from authorities of UAE and Bahrain and successfully launched prosecution against the accused persons Inder Jit Singh and Subhash Chander Mahla," the agency said. The CBI is the nodal agency for the government to launch local prosecution against Indian nationals, who commit crime abroad, it said. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Hans India
23-06-2025
- Hans India
Cops, welfare orgs help free 2,000 cattle
Hyderabad: Over 2,000 cattle were rescued from the clutches of mafia in just the last two months from different districts of Telangana with combined efforts of Gau Gyan Foundation, Telangana Police and State Government, with more than 50 FIRs being registered. The cattle were put through harsh living conditions, rough handling, and often outright abuse and cruelty. They are routinely castrated, dehorned, and hot-iron branded without anaesthetics. Those transported to feedlots and slaughterhouses were often shocked with electric prods, beaten, kicked, dragged and deprived of food and water for long periods. Crammed in trucks during transport, their limbs get broken, they sustain multiple injuries and infections. Young calves were slaughtered in front of their mothers and kin. Telangana State Prohibition of Cow Slaughter and Animal Preservation Act 1977 (Sections 3, 5, 6, 10, 11), PCA act 1960 (Sections 11, 38), Transport of Animals Rules 1978 (Section 56 A,B,C) and IPC 428 and 429 as also the rulings of Supreme Court and High Court of AP & Telangana – all point that the activities of the mafia were illegal and punishable under Indian Law. To tackle the problem of illegal cattle transport, Telangana police also set up interstate and inter-district checkposts and cattle holding centres equipped with veterinary support.
Reuters
06-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
India panel to review copyright law amid legal challenges to OpenAI
NEW DELHI, May 6 (Reuters) - India has set up a panel to review if existing copyright law is sufficient to tackle AI-related disputes, an official memo showed, at a time when OpenAI faces legal challenges stemming from accusations of exploiting copyrighted material. A case in the high court in New Delhi by a group of top Indian news outlets and book publishers who say the firm uses their content without permission to help train its ChatGPT chatbot could reshape how the sector operates in India. OpenAI has denied wrongdoing. The memo, which is not public, said the commerce ministry set up a panel of eight experts last month to examine issues related to AI and their implications for India's copyright law. The experts have been tasked to "identify and analyze the legal and policy issues arising from the use of artificial intelligence in the context of copyright," the memo added. The panel of intellectual property lawyers, government officials and industry executives will also examine the adequacy of the Copyright Act of 1957 in resolving such concerns and make recommendations to the government, it said. India's commerce and infotech ministries did not respond to Reuters' queries. The copyright law has been at the centre of the OpenAI lawsuits in India. Billionaire Gautam Adani's NDTV, along with the Indian Express and Hindustan Times newspapers and the Digital News Publishers Association, which groups top news outlets, say they share concerns over copyright law violations by AI platforms using their data to train such apps. OpenAI says it uses public data to train its chatbot, which is not a violation of India's copyright law, and also provides an opt-out for websites that do not want their data used. Courts around the world are hearing claims by authors, news organisations and musicians which accuse technology companies of using their copyrighted work to train AI services without permission or payment.
