Petitioners, private local channels, challenged a tender notification regarding hybrid vs digital broadcasting. The court observed the Arasu Cable TV Corporation now has a digital license and closed the petitions as no further order is required.
Petitions closed with no further order required as the matter is resolved by subsequent developments.
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WP(MD)Nos.12597, 12919, 12736 of 2018
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 28.11.2023
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI
WP(MD)Nos.12597, 12919, 12736 of 2018 and WMP(MD)Nos.11479, 11480, 11630 to 11632, 11805 to 11807 of 2018
WP(MD)No.12597 of 2018 :-
S.Gokula Krishnan
.. Petitioner
v.
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4.The Deputy Manager / Special Tahsildar, Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd., Madurai District Collector Campus, Madurai – 625 020.
5.M.Parthasarathy .. Respondents
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records pertaining to the impugned order under notification dated 16.05.2018 in Tender No.TACTV/Local Channels/2/2018 passed by the third respondent, quash the same and directing the respondents 3 & 4 to conduct public auction for local channels of the TACTV which can / must be retransmitted only from the digital addressable system of TACTV in Chennai, as it is restricted as per the provincial license granted to the TACTV by the second respondent, according to the regulations of the first respondent.
For Petitioner : Mr.P.M.Vishnu Varthanan
For Respondents : Mr.S.Jeyasingh for R.1
Mr.Murugesan for R.2
Mr.David Sundar Singh for R.3
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WP(MD)No.12736 of 2018 :-
SR TV (PLC No.55985) Through its Proprietor N.Swaminathan
.. Petitioner
v.
1.The Government of India, Through its Secretary, Department of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi.
2.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd., 34/123, Dugar Towers, 6th Floor, Egmore, Chennai.
3.The District Collector, Pudukottai District, Pudukottai.
4.The Special Tahsildar, Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd., Pudukottai District. .. Respondents
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India
seeking issuance of a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the impugned tender notification dated 16.05.2018 issued by the second respondent in Tender No.TACTV/Local Channels/2/2018 and quash the same insofar as Pudukottai District is concerned.
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For Petitioner : Mr.K.N.Govardhanan For Respondents : Mr.J.K.Jeyaseelan, Government Advocate for R.2 to R.4 *****
WP(MD)No.12919 of 2018 :-
King TV A Unit of King Traders Rep. by its Proprietor A.Vasim Raja
.. Petitioner
v.
3.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd., Dugar Towers, 6th Floor, 123, Marshal Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008.
.. Respondents
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Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India
seeking issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records pertaining to the impugned order under notification dated 16.05.2018 in Tender No.TACTV/Local Channels/2/2018 passed by the third respondent, quash the same and directing the respondents 3 & 4 to conduct public auction for local channels of the TACTV which can / must be retransmitted only from the digital addressable system of TACTV in Chennai, as it is restricted as per the provincial license granted to the TACTV by the third respondent, according to the regulations of the first respondent.
For Petitioner : Mr.P.Sivachandran
For Respondents : Mr.S.Jeyasingh for R.1, R.2
Mr.David Sundar Singh for R.3
COMMON ORDER
The petitioners are Private Local Channels (PLC). They have challenged the tender cum auction notification issued by the Arasu Cable TV Corporation in the year 2018 that the Arasu Cable TV Corporation is not supposed to conduct hybrid mode of analog as well as digital mode. 5/8
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Index : Yes / No 28.11.2023 NCC : Yes / No Internet : Yes gk
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Egmore, Chennai – 600 008.
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B.PUGALENDHI, J.
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S.Gokula Krishnan
SR TV
King TV
The Secretary, TRAI
The Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd.
B.Pugalandhi
As recorded by the court registry
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