Supreme Court rejects IBF's petition on DAS Phase III

The Supreme Court today dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) challenging a Bombay High Court order dated January 4, 2016 in the Digital Addressable System (DAS) Phase III implementation case.

The apex court said that the Bombay High Court order did not grant a stay on the implementation of DAS Phase III in Maharashtra or pan India.

The Supreme Court asked the IBF the grounds on which the High Court order was being challenged and said that an action by the apex court was not required on a reading of the Bombay High Court’s order.

Following this, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who represented the IBF in the hearing, withdrew the petition. The Supreme Court allowed the petition to withdraw the SLP since there was nothing to impugn in the Bombay High Court’s order.

Meanwhile, as per media reports, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has also filed a similar petition, which is slated for hearing on February 24, 2016.