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+ ) W.P.(C) 409112017 & CM APPL. 17956/2017
BHARTI TELEMEDIA LIMITED & ANR ..... Petitioners
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TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA

..... Respondent
+ W.P.(C) 4135/2017 & CM APPLs. 18080/2017,28307/2018,
28308/2018, 10147/2019,22194/2019 & 22195/2019
TATA SKY LTD. & ANR ..... Petitioners
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TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA & ANR
..... Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 6915/2017 & CM APPLs. 28712/2017, 28306/2018 &
11325/2019
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATION INDIA & ANR ..... Petitioners
Versus
TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
.. ... Respondent
+ W.P.(C) 7017/2017 & CM APPL. 29125/2017
TARUNMEHTA ..... Petitioner
Versus
TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND ANR
..... Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 53/2019 & CM APPL. 241/2019
SUN DIRECT TV PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANR ...... Petitioners
Versus
TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
..... Respondent

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+ W.P.(C) 180/2019 & CM APPL. 874/2019
TATA SKY LIMITED ..... Petitioner
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TELECOM REGULATORY
AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND ANR. ..... Respondents

Present: Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv., Mr. Sajjan Poovayya, Sr. Adv.
with Mr. Saurabh Kirpal, Mr. Rishi Agrawala, Ms. Niyati
Kohli & Mr. Pranjit Bhattacharya, Advs. for petitioner in
W.P.(C) 4091/2017.
Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv., Mr. Sajan Poovayya, Sr. Adv.
with Mr. Saurabh Kirpal, Mr.Rishi Agrawala, Ms. Niyati
Kohli, Mr. Pranjit Bhattacharya, Ms. Priyanka M.P.,
Mr. Priyadarshi Banerjee & Mr. Nitin Kala, Advs. for
petitioner in W.P.(C) 4135/2017 & W.P.(C) 180/2019.
Mr. Gopal Jain, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Sakya Singha
Chaudhuri with Mr. Avijeet Lala, Ms. Meha Chandra,
Ms. Shreya Mukerjee, Mr. Parth Chopra, Mr. Armaan
& Mr. Abhimanyu Chopra, Advs. for petitioners in
W.P.(C) 6915/2017.
Mr. Gopal Jain, Sr.Adv. with Mr. Avijeet Lala,
Ms. Meha Chandra & Ms. Shreya Mukherjee, Advs. for
petitioners in W.P.(C) 53/2019.

Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Sr.Adv. with Mr. Saket Singh,

Mr. Arjun Natarajan, Ms. Sansriti Pathak & Mr.Mayank
Sapra, Advs. for TRAI.
Mr. Vikas Mahajan, CGSC for UOI in W.P.(C)
4135/2017.
Mr. J ayank K. Mehta with Ms.Drishti Harpalani, Advs.
for AIDCF/Impleaders in W.P.(C) 409112017 & W.P.(C)
4135/2017.
Dr. Shashwat Bajpai with Mr. Sharad Agarwal, Advs. for
Impleader in W.P.(C) 4135/2017.
Mr. Abhishek Malhotra with Ms. Shilpa Gamnani, Advs.
for Intervener/IBF in W.P.(C) 4135/2017.

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 Mr. Rohan Swarup & Mr. Saarthak Khanna, Advs. for
F orash Intervener.

CORAM:
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESW AR RAO
ORDER
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CM APPLs.22195/2019 (exemption) In W.P.(C) No.4135/2017

Allowed, subject to just exceptions.
CM APPL.22194/2019 In W.P.(C) No.4135/2017
Issue notice.
Learned counsel as above accept notice for the respective
respondents.
We have considered the submissions made by Shri Kahil Sibal,
learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners in support of the
application and oral submissions were also made by Shri Rakesh Dwivedi,
learned Senior Counsel appearing for the Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India.
We are of the considered view that once the Regulatory Authority
insisted on migrating to the new regime after 31.01.2019, the impugned
action now taken by means of the show-cause notice issued prima facie
creates two sets of subscribers and implementation of the instructions
contained in the show-cause notice i.e. implementation of Regulation 17 of
the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Standards of
Quality of Service and Consumer Protection (Addressable Systems)
Regulations, 2017 read with Regulation 45 and the amendment made thereto

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would have fiscal repercussions on the petitioners which, in our considered
view, warrants consideration.
Accordingly, till further orders and till a reply is filed and the matter
is heard, no action shall be taken on the show-cause notice dated 23.01.2019
issued to the petitioners and the subsequent directions issued vide letter
dated 01.05.2019 shall be kept in abeyance.
W.P.(C) 4091/2017, W.P.(C) 4135/2017, W.P.(C) 6915/2017, W.P.(C)
7017/2017, W.P.(C) 53/2019 & W.P.(C) 180/2019

It may also be taken note of that these petitions were being heard
continuously. In fact, arguments on behalf of the petitioners in W.P.(C)
No.4135/2017 and connected cases were over but due to unavoidable
circumstances further hearing in these petitions is not possible and therefore
these petitions be released from part heard and be listed before an
appropriate Bench as per roster.
List on 11.07.2019.
Dasti under the signatures of the Court Master.

S/{;-
CHIEF JUSTICE

V. KAMESWAR RAO, J
MAY 15,2019
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