Patrick Raja vs The Union Of India on 18 March, 2008

Karnataka High Court

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“iipTﬂ@””patitianera in. all these petitions

i’at§’é@id to be carrying on the activities of

i”+_ dﬁhla natwurk, pxaviding aarvima to tha cable

“Aaubamribera of vazimua television channels.

Tha patiticnara &E% said ta h¢.e _htained

certificata isauad ﬁg ﬁne ﬁiréﬁférate cf

,\§K’.-‘1)?-5’

1-‘1

Inﬂuatrias nf Guvarnmant nf Karnataka, far
carrying an tha activitiea of cable gétﬁgrk in
different ylacaa as iﬂdiCﬁt§ﬁLt1iﬁ “\ﬁhG
ragpeativa patiticna. ‘ n V
E. The first,’ rﬁB#dndantt£iiia;;iithe
Inioxmatiun and Brﬁéﬁtaﬁtiﬁgiﬁitiétny, Union
csf Inrciia. tésjvﬁlate the

tgiecmnmunicatiaﬁjﬁaxﬁicéaianﬁ to protect the

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an. gm

-5 W

‘.5.

:.. -I. .1. 5′ ix * V’

-sat aitaazvica ytaviaaxs and cansumers at

teleﬁgmﬂtﬁettotitanﬁ” tat promote and ensure
G£dQri§ttgﬁQWﬁ§” Ufj talaccm sector and tar

mattéra’mwﬁﬁe¢taﬁ”thetewith has enacted an Act

éfcailaﬂ’-jhé Taiaaam Regulatory Authority of

_ i-1

ﬂ§ia<Rmt 199?. Ugdgt Bectiqn 3 of the act,

– m Ragu1*tary ﬁuttﬂrit” at India

g1:5;;a.-maria;-.r:er natarmaza to as “T’1′”!ﬁ.3′;* for short]

inaaif L:-za-an Iaatahlishe-:1 fm: fulfilling the

5ehjamta mﬁ the Act. The said Authority is

baatmwsd with the powers of fixing the tariffs

in maapsant caf such sarvices through cable

natwmrk .

.3. “ma <;r:.e.va=.n-:35 mi *.;'..e-;…..1::_.;etf.Lr:–.*..-;-.,.~.-=.U:.=:i, –,i…_

thaasa pea«1':j.t::L«:::ns -are ho:-ir»feavaJ: tjaei'7c,»'xi: ::aa.g;'a.1::iHi:-::'fh-:3. if

SUN T.V.Hett-wrk L;i~trs;i,_.1:eac1"".§t'iL*l
Channals rmnvezzl:inﬁ'VL'L"'.:.i;1'zeVVir "-c£@a;;n-:;§,.aVVV to pay
ahannais and the TRAI
in tllaf; ;ega.1:;1…j j'- petitioners

.-Sari L qua5t3.:.an——~the seaenzi. tarlfﬁ

: 1:: . ”

are ‘
caa:z.’1e.::_V::i:f;”‘:VEE3Ii’iI1;’. Li§é;t_ék:i’ 0313.260: in the first
§;:a:ti.t5.}:$;€7-;».V certain of the patiticns,

eaiJ,,_j§a«2,r had been questicaned. but

La=1r.;_ ﬂags been. :’-:.caught thereafter to

‘£3173 cfﬁxztﬁla

t_:1_r;~a aubrtmquant tariff order. The

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ult’i.-méstelgr is that the tariff fixed by the

.. fE’1″d§sI under the said tariff order is not

au&=t:.a:i.x1ab1e and th-aref-are, the same requires

to 1m quashed by thim Court. The further

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prayers are aim made by the petitioners in

this regard.

“ﬁhe zewective r.eapr.1.”;=.*’-.:.%=__*;t.5″–..V*L”;’.=..:’é.I ”

Sun Th’ Network have fi;le;i.. $aaf.1:a.i:9.¢:;i:–a =o1}jAe;ztioi1.. 4]

atatatmantw .. Ins-:fVa’1′.’.__.as raayﬁcyxmﬁiéni.-ér

rmtw-ark, they hava’VL4L’*$.%iuqVht their

actiwn in -r::r3;t1~;r_aﬁ:ti1E1-g 1-ti;ua=.__’»s§éz«:i,c1 channelna to pay

c_;mnai5 “”:Lr;”‘v-ﬁafhizrh it is being

them’-V..t1-%»é.:i;_ the TRAI is the
g the tariff and. after

f::.»l1,v¢”.4:}’»;s:i_rLr_.:r- Vtfie: ‘ .pr:oc:e-clure it haw fixed the

“t:’-.£uf.~iff ‘-»-s-a1V_i1′:’i.’}.”:l”:. ia=.=.. chargeable by the TV Network

Pr ”

§Il

£1251 ‘::i”us,=:v:-:£:.=ra.,- times: said nude: r.:.’:.n’r’nc:=1; be callad

n.”‘*«:3’u»:sFs’v:r:’i-tan. They Erma awe centre mad tuat

tI:1;’ei~;_é”iatitic:sr1e:rs harm alternate rameady in this

rwirarﬂ evnern if they -are aggrieved.

Si. Insofar an the counter affidavit; filed

by the ‘IPA.., bgﬁgze adveztinu to the

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corractnass vii:-J2 cttharwiaa :::ﬁ the: tariff fixed
by the TW and the nature caf thé. _7pcwer
av:.ai.J,a:=.a.hl»B to the TPJJLI for fixing_;vm1¥:é1;…’__:’i§§:;_f;£iAff,

.L¢|r’€ﬁ.’I”

th%” “”*=”% ce.t:&gnrical 1′” ate”-.t.e.;i…,th.V=r;t’–.V’t1=.e E-‘–.,1;i”F.:._

gmtitj.-rang are not :i;a.ir:1tT-§;.:?;ria»::$l§:n’—. 5:L:yi#2s-;aj :a.i1 _f

affeativa alternate’ .1;emerA-ti’;-(“$1.3 13:’-1:: 1:1,:ua
patitinnara by way n f=.,’a9::_vap;$a-a.J;:T’t§o :i5TD5.Fl.T under

Ema–atitan 1¢3f,.?i..:z'{;..’,.?§ ‘I:%~. s:::or:@osit:’Lon

of tha A3._:Ijga1.la1:.eav:’f1′–ri;i§u§:;ai’~v,i’EéV».’jaiso indicated toj

state: H “”p’:;esid%d aver by 9-.
.a:e’t hie S111? rams Court
1 _:i._:r:.Q.’ic!.~3Lta’=1 it is an effective
aif: :.=V:_.Lti:’m.t:’~r:i».. é ‘

..z:°n.r..1′..§:r haazd, 1.3.1.13 greapective learned

nar;t’e;-rﬁfthec rival rzantanticzma, I am of the View

.. tiﬁt since the questimn with zzagard to the

V:EL:l.t9.32’I”.L-Etﬁil reu1ac1y being availablna has been

raiaeau:;’L 12:3,’ thea rnaeaapondanta, it is necessary to

a-.’,,~r=.$.1’…L:a’«:-ax: this aE,*–_::u’-=u::!t :2. 1!; a autsat, since the

a’ ‘{‘G”””‘

queatian cf gcing into the merits nf the case
would mat arise if the petitionera aﬁé to be

nan-auitad an that ground.

wn In thiw :agagg,__g2″p§:uaé1 M§£,Ith§,:

Sectian 14[A](Ej.9m£ Eng’ THﬁi; ﬁcﬁE woﬁld
indicate that the RC§ﬁt;al2″G@Vérﬁment GI a

State Governmeﬁt or ; lgmﬁ1_autharity at any

.qrieved.by’an; diz&¢;ign, dggisian

grasp

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O’Ti9 VhM¥ﬁQ .kfu.9ih

V- -_ V’_’- .L–, — ..

‘_ ?11T.LI.’.0.I.’.LLy {I1 3″

prafar

appeal %¢;thﬁ AﬁﬁeI1htﬁ Tribunal. Thereﬁore,
¢mnsi$éﬁ;ng Mthﬁt_ in? nm uncertain terms the

prﬁviaium.pr¢via§$ for any aggrieved person to

4;&pyrm$an;thaxAg§ellate Autharity, there is :1

V ‘ an -. v I
§XyY;E;Qﬂ mama E¢r such ¢pgeal= Euth rggand

* «tn thQ ﬂﬁﬂ5titutiﬂh of thé Appallaﬁé Tri”unal,

“athﬁ-aﬁme uanatitutea cf three memhars and the

Vmu, Chéirman of the aame would be a retired Judge

— mf tha Hmnfhle Suprame Court and very senior

parsmna constitute the mambers Gf the

a Therefara; _n aﬁﬁective

Apgellata Tribunal

ﬂa

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alternata ramaﬂy is availabla and in any
event, the fixing af taxiff is a mattét which

is rgquirad to ha cnnsidered by thagfﬁﬁi ﬁnd

thaz%aft%:, tﬁe apprepziate Hppglia

‘T;;hun§1_

which is the apprapriata auﬁhdri%yatE;¢6§siéa£_i

as tn whether the ﬂame haé bee; fixhd HE ﬁe:
tha pzmviaimna aonfainsd in tﬁe:;Act after
taking mate ‘éfT.a1i ,mﬁtt¢r§ anﬁ “this being

t&chnicai_ in _naﬁu:é::wnﬁ§ﬂQ a@propriately be

~ansi£e:a%HVby*Ath£ éygellate Tribunal: “5

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aw-hr % View that it would ‘:3
&p§ﬁa§fiﬂtQ fQﬁ\_thﬂ’ patitimnana to appraach

th£, Hgﬁaiiatéw “Tribunal under the said

gyugviainﬁsg ainaa tha grievanca made in these

p§CL:*gna c%§nat he resmlved in a writ

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E. Thaxafora, without going into the

— merits cf tha rival ccntantiana, tha patiticns

are diapmaed mf, reserving libenty tn the

petitieuQr_ ta aypgaaah the Appellate Tribunal

,I _’k-III-…

if the grievance atill aubsiats.

All

cmntentiwne wf all the paxtiea aravlﬁft cyan

ta be urged befare the Aypallate :ri5uﬁ§i3W.

with tha ahave ohsérvgtiaﬂs; thé5p§titiqa_j

atanﬂa disposed of,’ Na drdsr as tp casts;

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