SC Order on Rs 1.47 L-Cr Dues Leaves Telcos in Dire Straits
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Their Awild bears along with their two cubs getting drawn to the world of Tautomobile dealers seeking extension of the April 1, 2020 deadline by Owere allegedly forced by hostel authorities to remove their joy knew no bounds as the day coincided with Valentine's Day. 24-year- spirituality, an activity generally associated with humans. Swayed by the one more month to sell Bharat Stage-IV norms compliant vehicles undergarments to check if they were menstruating. As the allegation old Surekha had married Manikandan, an autorickshaw driver, in 2018 bhajans of a saffron-clad hermit, across the country. The apex court had on October 24, 2018 said no came to light and caused an uproar, a police team reached the but could not register the marriage under the Sitaram, the wild bears have lent a new Bharat Stage-IV vehicle would be sold or registered in India from April educational institute to begin a probe, a senior official said on Friday. Hindu Marriage Act, which classifies the bride meaning to spirituality in the wild of 1, 2020. Bharat Stage (BS) emission norms The alleged incident took place on February 11 in the Shree Sahajanand as woman. The couple approached the district Shahdol district. The bear family has are standards instituted by the government Girls Institute (SSGI), run by a trust of the collector and after verification, it was found that become a part of his surroundings to regulate output of air pollutants from mot- Swaminarayan Temple, the official said. A the term bride was applicable for transgenders while the ascetic strikes a communion or vehicles. The BS-IV norms have been enf- girl student said the incident took place in also, as ruled by Madras High Court in April last. with the almighty. orced across the country since April, 2017. the hostel located in campus of the SSGI. SC order on Rs 1.47 L-cr dues BATTLE LINES DRAWN Our stand on Naidu’s corruption leaves telcos in dire straits has been vindicated: Botsa ‘Temerity’ of desk official to issue directive against order on clearing dues angers SC PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Naidu called tenders worth PNS n NEW DELHI and substance" and asked them ate forms. ing scenario". It issued a notice Rs 46,000 crore just before to clear dues before the next Following the Supreme to the officer. Stating that the YSRCP's stand elections and awarded them to his The Supreme Court on Friday date of hearing on March 17. Court rap, the Department of The bench noted that the on corruption of TDP supre- threatened contempt proceed- "In spite of the dismissal of Telecom withdrew its January desk officer "has the temerity to mo N Chandrababu Naidu close associates. The tenders were a US to meet ings against top executives of the review application (filed 23, 2020 order that had called pass the order "to the effect of has been vindicated with the massive scam where the contract India’s energy Bharti Airtel, Vodafone-Idea by the telcos), they have for no coercive action issuing a direction to another I-T raids on his close associ- values were hyped. We have been demand; trade and other telecom firms for fail- not deposited any against defaulting firms constitutional authority, the ates over the past five days, raising the massive corruption in the ing to comply with its directive amount so far. It and started issuing accountant general, "not to Minister Botsa Satyanarayana name of capital construction. talks continue to pay an estimated Rs 1.47 appears the way in notices to telcos asking insist for any payment pursuant on Friday said that the illegal — BOTSA SATYANARAYANA lakh-crore in past dues, and which things are them to deposit dues to the order passed by this transactions of over Rs 2000 MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION MINISTER asked whether there was no law happening that they before midnight of court and not to take any coer- crore was just the tip of the left in the country. have scant respect to Friday. cive steps till further orders." iceberg. 4 In a judgment which will the directions issued by While Airtel said it will "In the circumstances, we "A much bigger scam has have a far-reaching implications this court," they said deposit Rs 10,000 crore draw contempt proceedings been perpetrated by Naidu for the telecom sector, the apex in the judgment. out of its dues of about against the desk officer for who looted thousands of TDP counters with court expressed displeasure at Separate petitions Rs 55,000 crore within passing the order and violating crores from the public exche- the "temerity" of a desk officer filed by non-tele- a week, there was no the order passed by this court," quer. The fact that we could in the Department of Telecom com firms such as word from Vodafone said the bench. save a huge amount through for "scuttling" its order by issu- gas utility GAIL and on payment of dues. "The managing directors/ reverse tendering shows the ‘malign bid’ charge ing a written directive to not power transmission Expressing displeasure directors of the companies also level of corruption during PNS n VIJAYAWADA worth Rs 2000 crore were take any coercive action against firm PowerGrid, who were over an order passed by the to show cause why we should TDP term," Botsa said. noticed in the country, the firms for not depositing dues by slapped with a demand of DoT's desk officer, which vir- not initiate contempt proceed- He said the I-T raids on Na- The Telugu Desam Party, on YSRCP mafia has started a the January 23, 2020, deadline. Rs 2.65 lakh-crore by the tually stayed the effect of its ings against them for violating idu's personal secretary Pen- the back foot after Income false campaign that the amo- A bench of Justices Arun DoT, were withdrawn by verdict, the apex court said the order passed by this court dyala Srinivas have also unea- Tax raids on P Srinivas, the unt was found at Srinivas's Mishra, S Abdul Nazeer and the applicants after the this is nothing "but a device to by not depositing the amount, rthed shell companies belong- former personal secretary residence and started blam- MR Shah said the companies court said they can repre- scuttle" its judgment and this on the next date of hearing. ing to Kilari Rajesh, who is a of its national president N ing the Telugu Desam Party," have violated its order "in pith sent their case at appropri- case projects a "very disturb- close associate of Nara Lokesh Chandrababu Naidu, the release said. 3 along with Prattipathi Sharat, launched an all-out The TDP added that son of former minister attack on the ruling in reality, the Prattipati Pulla Rao and TDP YSRCP on Friday. Jaganmohan Reddy Wall built in member who runs RK Infra. In a press release, government had Amit Shah-Jagan amity signals "The raids were conducted the TDP said that awarded the Guj to hide at 40 places belonging to these the I-T raids were reverse tendering Vice Prez flags people. Right from the begin- nothing but an att- contract of the concern over slums: Cong changes on political landscape ning, we have been raising the empt by the YSRCP Polavaram project to galloping popu- PNS n AHMEDABAD massive corruption that took to malign the image of a company that was PNS n NEW DELHI place in the name of capital Naidu. raided by I-T officials. "The lation, its bane Ahead of US President Donald construction. Naidu turned It said that Srinivas was central government had also Trump's visit to Ahmedabad Amity blossomed between the Amaravati development into harassed in the name of I-T objected to changing con- on February 24, the Congress BJP and YSRCP in the high- a real estate venture. Naidu raids for five days despite the tractors as the project works has alleged that the BJP-ruled level meeting between Union called tenders worth Rs 46,000 fact that he had been relieved will be delayed and the same 5 civic body here is building a Home Minister Amit Shah crore just before elections and from Naidu's office nine information was revealed in 500-metre long wall near the and AP Chief Minister YS awarded them to his close months ago. "While the I-T Parliament," the release said. airport to block a slum colony Jaganmohan Reddy in New associates," the Minister said.