We have heard the learned counsel for the parties. In this petition, the petitioner contends that it is a Multi System Operator (MSO) engaged in the business of providing inter alia cable TV service and the respondent no.1 had been providing cable TV signals to it for more than eight years. It is also stated in the petition that the respondent no.1 had executed an Agreement dated 11th August,2004 with the petitioner for the purpose of inter alia providing various Star channels across India (excluding Hyderabad) on terms and conditions contained in the said Agreement. A copy of the said agreement dated 11th August,2004 has been annexed to the petition as Annexure’A’. It is further stated in the petition that as demanded by the respondent no.1 the petitioner has provided all information regarding its operators in each city, including in the city of Delhi vide its e-mail dated 10th June, 2004. It is also asserted that the petitioner has complied with the terms of the Agreement between the parties. In spite of the same it is contended on behalf of the petitioner that the respondent no.1 had, without any reason and without any prior notice, disconnected the signals to the petitioner on 24th September,2004 to its Delhi Network, which the petitioner contends is contrary to clause-7 of the Agreement between the parties. Hence the petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondent no.1 to restore the signals to its Delhi Network and not to disconnect the signals of any of the centers of the petitioner in India. There is a prayer also for a direction to pay damages.
