The Supreme Court has allowed the Government of India to continue with the construction of the Trilateral Highway Connectivity Project between India, Myanmar and Thailand. The court observed that in regard to the importance of the project, the work should go on, and in the interest of justice, the Manipur High Court should expeditiously dispose of the matter within a fortnight. The court received a letter from the Indian Ambassador in Myanmar, saying that China completed its projects in time, but India's credibility is under question. In response to the court's suggestion to order a status quo on the project, AG said that a status quo would lead to Myanmar government being frustrated. An agreement was signed between India and Myanmar, to construct and upgrade 69 bridges as part of the road project from Manipur till Thailand and then in November 2017, the project was given to a joint venture of Niraj Cement Structurals Limited and Manipur Tribal Development Corporation Limited. The project was delayed, which led to India (through project consultant IRCON Infrastructure and Services) terminating the contract. The contractor challenged this termination before the Manipur High Court which is still pending on the plea of the validity of this petition by the contractor. According to the government, Manipur HC lacks jurisdiction to hear the case and any pendency of litigation before Manipur HC will be harmful to India's bilateral relations with its neighbours and affect its trans-nationally development and connectivity initiatives.
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17 August 2020
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