SC rejects Centre’s plea challenging refund of ₹104 crore ordered by TDSAT to RCom

The tribunal had on Dec. 31, 2018 directed the Centre to return the amount after encashing bank guarantee of ₹908 crore against spectrum charges of ₹774 crore

January 07, 2020 11:39 am | Updated 11:39 am IST - New Delhi

FILE PHOTO: A man speaks on his mobile phone as he walks past a closed shop painted with an advertisement of Reliance Communications in Mumbai, India, January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/File photo

FILE PHOTO: A man speaks on his mobile phone as he walks past a closed shop painted with an advertisement of Reliance Communications in Mumbai, India, January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/File photo

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Centre’s plea challenging TDSAT’s order directing refund of around ₹104 crore to Reliance Communication.

A bench of justices R.F.Nariman and S. Ravindra Bhat said, “We don’t find any merits in the appeal”.

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) had on December 21, 2018 directed the Centre to return around ₹104 crore after encashing bank guarantee of ₹908 crore against spectrum charges of ₹774 crore.

The Department of Telecom has already adjusted ₹30.33 crore.

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