The Telecom Disputes and Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) today dismissed Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communication's (RCom) petition seeking start up spectrum in six circles where its subsidiary company Reliance Telecom was already providing GSM services.
The TDSAT bench headed by Justice Arun Kumar dismissed RCom's plea after observing that the company had already accepted the money refunded by the government 'without demur' (any objection).
During the proceedings, commenting on RCom's petition the tribunal observed, "You (RCom) seem to be greedy. Your acceptance of money returned by the government means you have lost the ground... The issue is closed. You have accepted the money."
Dismissing the petition, TDSAT said in the order, "Petitioner has accepted the amount returned toward six circles without demur. The ground of denial of start up spectrum regarding six circles by respondent (DoT) seems justified. Therefore we find no merit."
Sanjay Hegde, the counsel appearing for the DoT submitted that in those six circles -- Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Kolkata and West Bengal -- RCom's subsidiary, Reliance Telecom, was already operating GSM services under UAS licence given to it.
RCom's counsel R S Prabhu submitted that the DoT's policy did not mention anything about it and based on it the company had submitted the money.
