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02/01/08: The petition filed by the private broadcaster, Star India to challenge the role of TRAI in broadcasting regulation was dismissed by the Supreme Court. A bench comprising Justice H.K Sema and Justice Markanday Katju, after hearing the contention of Star India, said that there was “no conflict” in allowing the telecom regulator to regulate broadcasting services. |
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30/04/08: Upholding TRAI's order, Supreme Court held Tata Teleservices 'Walky' and RCom's 'unlimited cordless' as limited mobile phones and ordered them to pay Access Deficit Charge(ADC) to BSNL. |
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16/05/08: SC Ruled – Copyright Board is a constitutional authority to decide on royalty rates for the industry for automatic licencing. |
24/08/08: The SC sought the government reply on regulation guidelines of the television news channels. |
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14/10/08: The Supreme Court directed NDTV to produce the original computerized chips and other material used in the infamous BMW case. |
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18/11/08: The central government got four weeks time from Supreme Court to submit guidelines for content code. |
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06/03/08: The Madras High Court dismissed a PIL filed by the Consumer Right Protection |
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17/03/08: The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the regulator TRAI to decide on the issue of channel price on DTH within eight weeks. The High Court Bench Justice Vijender Jain also directed the Operators to file an application before TRAI in this regard. |
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26/03/08: The Delhi High Court restrained Amrita TV for using the literary and musical works of Super Cassettes Industries Ltd without obtaining licence from the latter. |
3/05/08: The judiciary for the first time throws open the doors of its court rooms to TV cameras and print cameramen to record proceedings of 'Lok Adalat'. |
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25/05/08: A Delhi Court ordered registration of FIRs against three TV channels ( India TV, Sahara Samay, IBN) for telecasting the interview of a rape victim's parents, terming their act as “crime”. |
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22/08/08: Bombay High Court said the Sony Entertainment Television (SET) Singapore is not liable to pay tax in India, as the foreign entity has paid an “arm's length remuneration' to its local agent, SET India, which is now called MSM. |
29/08/08: The Delhi High Court sought response from I&B Ministry and regulator TRAI on a petition seeking regulation of fee charged by MSOs, cable operators and DTH operators to carry and the channels. | |
31/10/08: Star Den and MSM Discovery obtained a stay from Delhi High Court relating to TDSAT's ruling on supply of signals to Arasu Cable. | |
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07/11/08: A division bench of Bombay High Court dismissed an appeal filed by the producer of Soap opera 'Kyunki Saas Bhi….' to stay the termination notice served by Star Plus. |
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25/11/08: The Delhi High Court stayed criminal Proceedings against ESPN India for not complying with the TRAI's directions to channel pricing for the DTH service. |
18/12/08: The Bombay High Court ruled that the charitable hospital providing television facilities to patients are liable to pay entertainment tax. |
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30/12/08: Star TV Entertainment Ltd. filed an arbitration petition in the Bombay High Court against the production house Kaleidoscope Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. |
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