HC dismisses Centre’s contempt plea against Kumar Mangalam
31 Oct 2014 4:32 AM IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the Centre’s contempt plea against industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, for the group company Idea Cellular’s alleged violation of a court order not to add new customers for providing 3G telecom services.
Justice V K Shali rejected the contempt petition of the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) saying the April 12, 2013 order of the high court directing Idea not to add new customers for providing 3G services outside their licence areas by entering into intra-circle roaming (ICR) pact with other telecom firms, is ‘ambiguous’.
Justice Shali said the aspect of ‘any new customer’ is ambiguous as it could also include existing 2G subscribers who want to avail 3G services.
The court also observed that the legality of ICR pacts had been upheld by the telecom tribunal TDSAT after the entire matter was transferred to it by the Supreme Court.
Justice V K Shali rejected the contempt petition of the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) saying the April 12, 2013 order of the high court directing Idea not to add new customers for providing 3G services outside their licence areas by entering into intra-circle roaming (ICR) pact with other telecom firms, is ‘ambiguous’.
Justice Shali said the aspect of ‘any new customer’ is ambiguous as it could also include existing 2G subscribers who want to avail 3G services.
The court also observed that the legality of ICR pacts had been upheld by the telecom tribunal TDSAT after the entire matter was transferred to it by the Supreme Court.
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