Dishnet Wireless Limited v. the Union of India, Rep by the
Case brief
What is this about?
Dishnet Wireless Limited; licence fee demand; Adjusted Gross Revenue; ISP Licence No. 820-44/2002-LR dt 8.4.2002; Department of Telecommunications; Prl. Controller of Communications Account Tamilnadu Circle; provisional order of assessment 24.10.2011; demand notices 17.10.2012 and 22.11.2012; communications 28.12.2012 and 4.1.2013; Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process; NCLT; resolution plan approved 09.06.2020; claims lapse after finalisation of resolution plan; Ghanashyam Mishra v Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Co Ltd (2021) 9 SCC 657; writ of certiorari; Article 226; Madras High Court; WP Nos. 5308 to 5311 of 2013; decided 08-01-2026; demands set aside; petitions allowed; no costs.
What did the court decide?
All impugned licence fee demands (provisional assessment orders dated 24.10.2011 for years 2005-06 to 2008-09, demand notices dated 17.10.2012 and 22.11.2012, and communications dated 28.12.2012 and 4.1.2013 issued by the Department of Telecommunications) are set aside; writ petitions allowed without costs.