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NGT stays Notification of Ministry delegating the appraisal of Impact Assessment to Local Bodies

The Tribunal stayed the operation of notification issued by MoEF&CC modifying the EIA regime in respect of construction projects with built up area more than 20,000 sq. meters to 50,000 sq. meters and industrial sheds, educational institutions, hospitals and hostels for educational institutions more than 20,000 sq. meters upto 1,50,000 sq. meters.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Cannot uproot 50,000 people overnight”; Supreme Court stays Haldwani Eviction

A workable arrangement had to be arrived at to segregate people who may have no rights in the land and those who have, coupled with rehabilitation schemes

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | State directed to ensure immediate escalation of progress of work of repairing of NH-10; meeting called to chalk out the immediate course of action before monsoon arrival

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench of Biswanath Somadder and Meenakshi Madan Rai, JJ. took up the PIL in order the peruse

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Whether the term “school children” includes university students while interpreting Government Memo exempting buses carrying school children from Passengers Tax? SC clarifies

Supreme Court: While holding that the term “school children” will include college and university as well while interpreting government memo exempting passengers

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

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Law on Unfair Trade Practice | Builder insisting to sign on papers which stated that “buyer was receiving villa in full ready condition” even when it was not in a liveable condition: Is builder’s act under ‘unfair trade practice’? NCDRC decides

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Noting unfair trade practice by the builder while insisting the buyers to sign a paper wherein

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SCC Snippets| Contract of Insurance vis-à-vis the requirement of uberrima fides

In Vikram Greentech (I) Ltd. v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd., (2009) 5 SCC 599, the bench of DK Jain and RM

Case Briefs High Courts

ICADR Rules regarding procedure come into play only after arbitration commences before appropriate jurisdiction of law: Del HC summarises law on seat, venue of arbitration

Delhi High Court: While observing that the role of ICADR Rules shall come into play with regard to the procedure to be

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Experts Corner

Recent Arbitration Judgments Involving Construction Disputes

by Shalaka Patil† and Rahul Mantri††
Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 65

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NCDRC | Whether NOIDA being a public authority could have adopted a different policy for extending construction period between same category of persons? Read on

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Coram of C. Viswanath (Presiding Member) and Justice Ram Surat Ram Maurya (Member) observed that, NOIDA

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Can promoter/builder sell covered car parking by charging certain amount? Whether open parking has to be handed to society or can be sold in open market? MahaRERA decides

Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Mumbai: Coram of Dr Vijay Satbir Singh (Member I), while laying out certain significant observations with respect

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“In lieu of the 29 tender trees to be cut, we have planted 300 trees of different species”; SC allows IIMC, JNU to remove 29 small trees to construct new buildings for academic block

Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench of SA Bobde, CJ and AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ allowed the instant application seeking permission

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CESTAT | Less than 12 residential units to be covered under exemption clause, refund allowed; Tribunal considers the Architect certificate, floor plan

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Suvendu Kumar Pati (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal filed against the rejection of refund

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Central Vista Project| SC rebukes Centre for going ahead with construction work but allows stone-laying of new Parliament building

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has rebuked Centre for moving ahead with the

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Supply of cement, steel and bricks etc. to the contractors by Government Department, for which cost is deducted from bills of contractors amounts to sale, thus taxable, Court allows revision petition

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Judge Bench of K.M. Joseph and Sharad Kumar Sharma, JJ., had allowed a revision which was filed

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Centre for Mediation and Conciliation CMC WEBINAR REBUILDING SPACES Expert Discussion on Way Forward for Construction, Real Estate & Infrastructure Moderator Sumit

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CMC Webinar Series | Excited to be the outreach partners!

Centre for Mediation and Conciliation CMC WEBINAR REBUILDING SPACES Expert Discussion on Way Forward for Construction, Real Estate & Infrastructure. Panelists: Sumit

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NCDRC | Paltry compensation not an adequate redressal to allottee as it creates no pressure created on Developer to complete construction on time

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Justice V.K. Jain (Presiding Member), while disposing of a complaint, directed the builder to provide compensation in