Order of the High Court of Rajasthan in the matter of Deepak Acharya Vs Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited dated 05/03/2025. The Rajasthan High Court has admitted a petition challenging installation of a Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) petrol pump near a crematorium and high-tension line. The NOCs to establish the …
Even as car sales in India rose an annual 13.1 per cent in February, lack of clarity on the part of the government in the diesel sector has forced a number of automobile manufacturers in holding back their investments. Not only is there a lack of clarity on diesel pricing, …
GENEVA: Tata Motors signaled its green drive at the Geneva motor show with a new hybrid, described as the firm's future, even as Western auto giants struggle to get customers to buy such cars. "The Tata Megapixel, developed by our design centres in India, the UK and Italy, is our …
KOLKATA: If there is an omission on the part of the legislature in formulating an Act, the court can fill up the gap, advocate-general Anindya Mitra submitted before the Division Bench of Mr Justice Pinaki Ghosh and Mr Justice Mrinalkanti Choudhuri of Calcutta High Court today. Otherwise, if the statute …
If the criterion of computing compensation in an Act does not boil down to payment of just and equivalent of what the owner has been deprived of, then it is a bad legislation, advocate-general Anindya Mitra submitted before the Division Bench of Mr Justice Pinaki Ghosh and Mr Justice Mrinalkanti …
Tata Motors gears up to move one step above ultra low-cost segment with 800cc engine. In early January, when Tata group Chairman Ratan Tata let on that the Nano would see a “resurrection”, and that the unintended perception of it being a poor man’s car would be altered, few would …
KOLKATA, 29 FEB: The curator of Victoria Memorial was directed by the Division Bench of Mr Justice Pinaki Ghosh and Mr Justice Mrinalkanti Choudhuri of Calcutta High Court today to make an inventory of the exhibits in this marble mausoleum and give an affidavit to the court within four weeks. …
An expected drop in sales may prompt Mahindra & Mahindra to cut scheduled capacity expansion plans, if the government goes ahead with the imposition of additional tax on diesel vehicles, according to the country’s biggest maker of sports utility vehicles. M&M; president (automotive and farm equipment sectors) Pawan Goenka on …
Defending the legality of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, advocate-general Anindya Mitra today submitted that the state can acquire land for a specific purpose by enacting a law. The Singur Act has a public purpose and intention to pay compensation to Tata Motors Limited (TML), he submitted before …
KOLKATA, 21 FEB: No repugnancy exists between the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011 as their dominant purpose is different, advocate-general Anindya Mitra submitted before the Division Bench of Mr Justice Pinaki Ghosh and Mr Justice Mrinalkanti Choudhuri of Calcutta High Court today. …
Dhaka Low-priced, tiny and reasonably reliable Nano cars made by Tata Motors are set to roam the streets of Bangladesh from early next month, the local distributor said on Monday. “We plan to import up to 2,000 cars initially but the figure will be raised with increased demand in the …
The Nano, a minicar of Indian Tata Motors, will hit the Bangladesh market early next month, the local distributor said on Monday. ‘We plan to import up to 2,000 cars initially but the figure will be raised with increased demand in the country,’ Abdul Matlub Ahmed, chairman of Nitol-Niloy Group, …
Automobile companies based in India, both homegrown and foreign brands now based here, are opposing the provisions on their sector in the proposed India-European Union free trade agreement (FTA). The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) says the proposals could wipe out investment plans for the future, disrupting the ‘level …
KOLKATA, 14 FEB: Can an about-to-be-launched plant be relocated as a result of 10 days’ agitation, advocate-general Anindya Mitra submitted before the Division Bench of Mr Justice Pinaki Ghosh and Mr Justice Mrinalkanti Choudhuri of Calcutta High Court today. If the machinery have been removed, why were not the buildings …
The Tata Motors Limited (TML) had a right to the Singur plot as long as it intended to set up an automobile plant on it, advocate general Anindya Mitra submitted before the Division Bench of Mr Justice Pinaki Ghosh and Mr Justice Mrinalkanti Choudhuri of Calcutta High Court today. But …
KOLKATA, 7 FEB: Although Tata Motors Limited (TML) and the vendors are similarly placed, the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act discriminates between the two, counsel of the vendors at TML's Singur site, Mr SK Kapur, submitted before the Division Bench of Mr Justice Pinaki Ghosh and Mr Justice Mrinalkanti …
The state government's victory in the Singur case will affect the integrity of the nation as it will pave the way for other states to act according to their desire, submitted Mr SK Kapur, counsel of the vendors at Tata Motors Limited's (TML) Singur small car factory site. Mr Kapur …
Even as reports of farmers reeling under the impact of heavy debts committing suicide come pouring in from different parts of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee denied here on Thursday that agrarian distress was the cause of the farmers taking their lives. “Twelve persons have died. I have got …
The Delhi government is considering giving residents another option of public transport — motorcabs. These, as per government officials, will charge commuters a fare that will fall between that of auto-rickshaws and taxis. “The price per kilometre for the motorcabs will vary between Rs 7 and 8 per km,” said …
MUMBAI: Italian carmaker Fiat and Japan's Suzuki Motor Corporation have inked an agreement to supply 1 lakh diesel engines to Maruti Suzuki India, which will help the country's largest carmaker to manufacture more engines, and thereby prune the rapidly growing waiting list. The two auto giants agreed to supply Fiat's …
Tata Technologies on Wednesday unveiled the prototype for a $20,000-electric car that can carry up to four passengers in Detroit as it set out to challenge more costly rivals. “The eMO project symbolises the coming of age of Indian automotive engineering,” said Warren Harris, President of Tata Technologies. “It is …
