Telecom and Broadcasting

Some of the important and recent matters include advisory to:

Vodafone Idea before TDSAT in matters related to NLD/ILD IUC recoveries against Reliance Communications Ltd. and Reliance Telecom Limited

Vodafone Idea before TDSAT in matters related to recovery of dues from Tulip Telecom Limited.

Vodafone Idea before in the Supreme Court matters related to in various matters involving CAF penalties and other issues related to day-to-day operations faced by the Telecom Licensee.

NDTV before TDSAT in broadcasting disputes.

Tata Teleservices (Mumbai) Limited and Tata Teleservices Limited before the TDSAT on issue involving preferential allotment of spectrum subsequent licensees bypassing the CDMA to GSM migrants.

Tata Teleservices (Mumbai) Limited and Tata Teleservices Limited before the TDSAT on issue involving levy of rural telephony surcharge on Walky service.

Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India (AUSPI) before the TDSAT on issues involving allotment of 2:1 spectrum in favour of GSM as opposed to CDMA despite payment of same license fee. 

Tata Sky Limited before TDSAT and Delhi High Court in a dispute with ESPN in an issue involving rights of the DTH operator to package the channel and content as per its own commercial understanding.