News Madras HC voids PIL against Arasu’s auction for 23 FTA channel slots

[Deepu]

The Madras High Court bench has dismissed a PIL seeking setting aside of Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation’s (TACTV) auction process for allotment of 23 slots in mid, super, and hyper bands to free-to-air (FTA) Tamil channels. The bench of Justices S Manikumar and G Chockalingam dismissed the petition, saying that the petitioner had no locus standi to file it. TACTV had issued a tender notice for alloting 23 slots in the mid, super, and hyper bands to FTA Tamil channels for telecasting throughout the state (except Chennai Metro Area and Coimbatore City) by collecting carriage fee.

Read more at: http://www.televisionpost.com/cable/madras-hc-voids-pil-against-arasus-auction-for-23-fta-channel-slots/ | TelevisionPost.com

 

[Technoglitch]

Arasu cable is known for many irregularities..

 

[IndianMascot]

But why were they doing Auction ?

 

[Technoglitch]

to get some revenues but that is an eye wash.

 

[NinadG]

May be because they are govt entity, they have to follow auction path just like FD....

 

[IndianMascot]

Aarasu is a Govt MSO or private player ?

 

[NinadG]

 

[Technoglitch]

Aarasu is a Govt MSO or private player ?

It is a govt MSO.

 

[DashMajor]

Even private DTH/MSOs can have auctions but then private players have to pay tax according to it which they don't wants too hence mutual agreements works.