2020 (4) TMI 908

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.... 2. This hearing has been held by way of a video-conference. The main writ petition was listed on 31st March 2020, by which time the lockdown due to COVID-19 had taken effect. 3. The present application has been moved inter alia, with the prayer that the national lock-down period ought to be taken into consideration while giving effect to the termination of the Toll Tax Collection Agreement dated 28th September, 2017 (hereinafter, "Agreement") and further that the NIT dated 6th April 2020 be quashed. 4. Mr. Nayyar, ld. Senior Counsel refers to the letter dated 4th April, 2020 which postpones the effective date of termination of the Agreement and prays that the fresh notice inviting tender should also accordingly be postponed. 5. ....

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....s under: "SUB: Postponement of effective date of termination earlier communicated vide Termination Notice dated 16.03.2030 under Clause 17 of the Toll Tax Collection Agreement (Agreement) dated 28.09.2017. Sir, In Continuation of earlier termination notice dated 16.03.2020, I am directed to inform you as under: - 1. On account of National Lock Down announced by the Government of India to contain the spread of COVID-19, it has been decided to postpone the effective date of termination of Toll Tax Collection Agreement dated 28.09.2017 from 14.04.2020 (As mentioned in earlier notice dated 16-03-2020) to 05.05.2020 by excluding the period of National Lockdown of 21 days. 2. The postponement of effect....