KANSAN NEWS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner-Company seeks a mandamus to direct respondent Nos. 3 to 5 to provide un-interpreted signals and re-connect the audio and video signals to their full strength and clarity. The petitioner also seeks a direction for investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into various issues raised in this petition, besides quashing the public notice (Annexure P-19) whereby respondent No. 4 has decided not to re-transmit the channel "DAY and NIGHT NEWS" w.e.f. the date of expiry of notice period.

(2.) THE petitioner is a Media Company who had been granted licence on 19.3.2009 by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India to uplink its news and current affairs T.V. Channel by the name of 'Day and Night' and to telecast related programs on the same. The 'Day and Night T.V. Channel' is stated to be the first satellite regional TV at Chandigarh telecasting programmes in three languages with 24 hours x 7 days service to viewer public. The petitioner has for the purpose of telecasting its programmes, entered into three agreements dated 1.8.2010 (Annexures P-1, P-2 and P-2A, respectively) with respondent Nos. 3 to 5 who are Multi System Operators within the meaning of Regulation 2 (m) of the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Inter-connection Regulations, 2004 (for short '2004 Regulations').

(3.) THE aggrieved petitioner has approached this Court.