Antrix had threatened to suspend the availability of transponders to Reliance Digital TV due to non-payment of dues. The DTH operator moved TDSAT seeking relief.
On 13 October, the tribunal had directed Antrix Corporation not to suspend satellite transponders to the DTH operator provided the latter makes a payment of Rs 7.5 crore in two installments.
The tribunal had also directed the DTH operator to pay, on account, an amount of Rs 7.5 crore of which Rs 5 crore was to be paid preferably by 13 October but certainly on 16 October and the remaining Rs 2.5 crore by the end of the week.
Satellite operator MEASAT had demanded a payment of Rs 20.7 crore in advance from the DTH operator. All DTH operators have to go through Antrix for hiring transponders even from foreign satellite operators.
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