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MUMBAI: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has imposed a fine on TV distribution company Taj Television for wilful disobedience of the tribunal’s order by not providing signals of its channels to multi-system operator (MSO) Fastway Transmission in Karnal, Haryana.
The tribunal has imposed a fine on Taj Television at the rate of Rs 100,000 per day from 3 February 2015 until it starts giving its signals to Fastway.
The fine amount is to be deposited within two weeks from 12 March.
“On a careful consideration of the matter, we find that Taj Television is clearly guilty of wilful disobedience of the order of the tribunal and it is, therefore, liable to pay fine as provided under Section 20 of the TRAI Act,” the tribunal said in its order.
Fastway had filed an application for holding Taj Television guilty of wilful failure to comply with the order dated 29 January.
The tribunal has disposed of the MSO’s application.
In its order dated 29 January, the tribunal had stated, “Having regard to the fact that due to non-supply of the signals, Fastway may be losing the market on a daily basis, we direct Taj Television as an interim arrangement to supply its signals to Fastway by 3 February 2015.”
For receiving the signals, Fastway was directed to pay a monthly subscription fee at the rate of Rs 17 lakh (Rs 1.7 million).
The payment for the first month in advance was to be deposited to the tribunal by 3 February.
The tribunal noted that Taj Television has admittedly not given its signals to Fastway in Karnal to date.
The tribunal further noted that Taj deliberately kept on dragging the matter despite repeated reminders by Fastway to comply with the tribunal’s order.
It pointed out that despite Fastway enclosing the proof of payment of Rs 17 lakh (Rs 1.7 million) as a deposit with the TDSAT, all that it got in response was a cryptic email stating that Taj Television was processing the matter and would revert soon.
Taj Television counsel Tejveer Singh Bhatia admitted that Taj had not so far provided its signals to Fastway and the direction dated 29 January 2015 of the tribunal remained un-complied with.
He, however, stated that Taj Television proposed to take the matter to the Supreme Court and file a special leave petition (SLP) against the orders passed by the Delhi High Court.
Taj had challenged the tribunal’s order before the Delhi High Court on 3 February 2015.
However, the petition was dismissed by a speaking order passed on 5 February.
Taj then challenged the order passed by the single judge by filing an internal court appeal on 9 February, which too was dismissed by a speaking order passed on 10 March 2015.
Read more at:
http://www.televisionpost.com/trai-tdsat/tdsats-verdict-in-taj-tv-fastway-row/
The tribunal has imposed a fine on Taj Television at the rate of Rs 100,000 per day from 3 February 2015 until it starts giving its signals to Fastway.
The fine amount is to be deposited within two weeks from 12 March.
“On a careful consideration of the matter, we find that Taj Television is clearly guilty of wilful disobedience of the order of the tribunal and it is, therefore, liable to pay fine as provided under Section 20 of the TRAI Act,” the tribunal said in its order.
Fastway had filed an application for holding Taj Television guilty of wilful failure to comply with the order dated 29 January.
The tribunal has disposed of the MSO’s application.
In its order dated 29 January, the tribunal had stated, “Having regard to the fact that due to non-supply of the signals, Fastway may be losing the market on a daily basis, we direct Taj Television as an interim arrangement to supply its signals to Fastway by 3 February 2015.”
For receiving the signals, Fastway was directed to pay a monthly subscription fee at the rate of Rs 17 lakh (Rs 1.7 million).
The payment for the first month in advance was to be deposited to the tribunal by 3 February.
The tribunal noted that Taj Television has admittedly not given its signals to Fastway in Karnal to date.
The tribunal further noted that Taj deliberately kept on dragging the matter despite repeated reminders by Fastway to comply with the tribunal’s order.
It pointed out that despite Fastway enclosing the proof of payment of Rs 17 lakh (Rs 1.7 million) as a deposit with the TDSAT, all that it got in response was a cryptic email stating that Taj Television was processing the matter and would revert soon.
Taj Television counsel Tejveer Singh Bhatia admitted that Taj had not so far provided its signals to Fastway and the direction dated 29 January 2015 of the tribunal remained un-complied with.
He, however, stated that Taj Television proposed to take the matter to the Supreme Court and file a special leave petition (SLP) against the orders passed by the Delhi High Court.
Taj had challenged the tribunal’s order before the Delhi High Court on 3 February 2015.
However, the petition was dismissed by a speaking order passed on 5 February.
Taj then challenged the order passed by the single judge by filing an internal court appeal on 9 February, which too was dismissed by a speaking order passed on 10 March 2015.
Read more at:
http://www.televisionpost.com/trai-tdsat/tdsats-verdict-in-taj-tv-fastway-row/
