Subam Digital Cable Service v. Union Of India

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.06.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI and WMP(MD)No.10364 of 2017 Subam Digital Cable Service, Rep. by its Partner R.N.Balu ... Petitioner v.

1.Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Room No.116, 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Opp. to Ramleela Maidhan, New Delhi - 110 002.

... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to 1/4

permit the petitioner to carry on with analogue signals in cable tv transmission as done to M/s.Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Karthikeyan For Respondents : Mr.P.Paul Pandi, Central Government Standing Counsel for R.1 Mr.N.S.Ponniah for R.2 *****

ORDER

The petitioner filed this writ petition in the year 2017 for a mandamus directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to carry on the business with analogue signal in cable TV transmission, on par with M/s.Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd.

2.When the matter came up for hearing today, learned Counsel on either side submitted that on the directions of the Union Government, the entire Cable TV network has been digitilized with effect from 2015 and as such, nothing survives for further adjudication in this writ petition. 2/4

3.Recording the aforesaid submission made by the parties, this writ petition is closed, as no further order is required to be passed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Index :

Yes / No 21.06.2023 NCC :

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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