Delhi HC put off ad cap case till 15 July

The Delhi High Court on 6th May has put off the ad cap case for final disposal till 15 July. The interim order that prevents the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) from taking coercive action against petitioners remains in effect. 

The counsels for the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) submitted that the recording CD provided by the regulator has data jumbled up and hence they need more time. 

The TRAI counsel Saket Singh objected to this, saying that ample time has been given and that some channels are in gross violation of the 12-minute ad cap by airing ads for over 25 minutes. 

The HC bench headed by Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, however, directed the NBA to file its rejoinder to TRAI’s affidavit within four weeks and further extended the date of final hearing to 15 July. 

Despite the interim relief, the petitioners have to submit a weekly report on the consumption of commercial airtime in a clock hour. 

While the HC had earlier granted interim relief, it had also observed that the cap on advertisements is a ‘reasonable exercise’.

Source: http://cablequest.org/news/national-news/item/4788-delhi-hc-put-off-ad-cap-case-till-15-july.html
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/national-news/item/4788-delhi-hc-put-off-ad-cap-case-till-15-july.html