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KOLKATA:Granting relief to Digicable Comm Services,the Calcutta High Court has put a stay
order on the cancellation of the registration of Kolkata-based multi-
system operator (MSOs)till 29 August.
In the order that was passed on 12 August, it
states that “The petitioners having been in
business for quite some time would suffer
irreparable loss and injury, unless appropriate
ad-interim protection is granted to them.”
It continues to say, “The operation of the
order dated 17/18 July, 2014 shall remain
stayed till 29 August 2014”.
Last month, the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting (MIB) had cancelled the
registration of Digicable.
The Digicable counsel had argued in the court
that the MIB had only stated the reason for
cancellation of registration as not receiving
security clearance from the Home Ministry.
However, it did not give the reason for denial
of security clearance. The counsel from the
ministry side stated that the reason for
clearance not being given cannot be disclosed
to Digicable for security reasons.
The court also observed that when the
company was given the DAS licence in 2013,
that was subject to the security clearance from
Home Ministry and the same has been denied
in the order passed last month. They were
subsequently asked to stop operations within
15 days.
Digicable Comm was hopeful that after
appealing to the Home Ministry and moving
the High Court, the decision would be in
favour of the MSO.
The company is a joint venture between
Digicable (51 per cent) and Kolkata-
headquartered Multicar Group (49 per cent)
was formed in the year 2009, to gain the
foothold in the West Bengal market.
“We will follow the mandate. We are hopeful
that the authorities would consider the minute
details presented by us,” said Digicable Comm
director Dileep Singh Mehta. http://www.indiantelevision.com/regulators/high-court/kolkata-hc-puts-stay-order-on-digicable-comm-service-s-license-cancellation-till-29-august-140813
order on the cancellation of the registration of Kolkata-based multi-
system operator (MSOs)till 29 August.
In the order that was passed on 12 August, it
states that “The petitioners having been in
business for quite some time would suffer
irreparable loss and injury, unless appropriate
ad-interim protection is granted to them.”
It continues to say, “The operation of the
order dated 17/18 July, 2014 shall remain
stayed till 29 August 2014”.
Last month, the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting (MIB) had cancelled the
registration of Digicable.
The Digicable counsel had argued in the court
that the MIB had only stated the reason for
cancellation of registration as not receiving
security clearance from the Home Ministry.
However, it did not give the reason for denial
of security clearance. The counsel from the
ministry side stated that the reason for
clearance not being given cannot be disclosed
to Digicable for security reasons.
The court also observed that when the
company was given the DAS licence in 2013,
that was subject to the security clearance from
Home Ministry and the same has been denied
in the order passed last month. They were
subsequently asked to stop operations within
15 days.
Digicable Comm was hopeful that after
appealing to the Home Ministry and moving
the High Court, the decision would be in
favour of the MSO.
The company is a joint venture between
Digicable (51 per cent) and Kolkata-
headquartered Multicar Group (49 per cent)
was formed in the year 2009, to gain the
foothold in the West Bengal market.
“We will follow the mandate. We are hopeful
that the authorities would consider the minute
details presented by us,” said Digicable Comm
director Dileep Singh Mehta. http://www.indiantelevision.com/regulators/high-court/kolkata-hc-puts-stay-order-on-digicable-comm-service-s-license-cancellation-till-29-august-140813
