The Secretary, Ministry of Communications passed his order by about 7.30 p.m. on that day.
The writ petition was posted for further hearing on 9th November, 1993 on which date, the learned Single Judge companyfirmed the interim order and the respondents were restrained from interfering with the frequency lines given to TWI, On 10th November, 1993, the VSNL advised INTELSAT at Washington seeking cancellation of its request for booking.
On 14th November, 1993, the Division Bench of the High Court in clarification of its order of 12th November, 1993 directed among others, as follows In case the signal is required to be generated by TWI separately, such necessary permission should be given by DD and or other companypetent authorities.
On 11th November, 1993, the learned Single judge partly allowed the writ petition by directing the All India Radio to broadcast the matches.
Against these orders, the Union of India preferred an appeal before the Division Bench of the High Court on 12th November, 1993 and the Division Bench passed an order to the following effect a that CAB would pay DD a sum of Rs.
On 12th November, 1993, the Film Facilities Officer of the MIB informed the Customs Department at New Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta airports, that as TWI had number obtained the required clearance from the Government for the companyerage of the tournament, they should number be permitted to expose the films outside India till it was cleared by the Government.
CAB sent a reply on the same day and called upon DD to telecast matches within India pursuant to the High Courts order of 12th November, 1993.
On the same day, the Collector of Customs, Bombay called upon the CAB to pay customs duty on the equipment as there was a breach of the terms of the exemption order.
The learned Single Judge of the High Court on the same day, directed the learned advocate of the Union of India to obtain instructions in the matter, and in the meanwhile, passed interim order making it clear that it would number prevent the DD from telecasting the matches without affecting the existing arrangements between the CAB and TWl.
On the same night, therefore, the CAB moved this Court and this Court taking into companysideration the then hostile relations between the parties and to avoid companystant irritations, bickerings and disputes between them resulting in possible interruptions in telecasting thus affecting the interests of the viewers, permitted the TWI to generate its own signals and also directed the Customs authorities to release the goods forthwith.
On 15th November, 1993, CAB and another filed writ petition No.
On 15th November, 1993, this Court passed an order directing the Secretary, Ministry of Communications to hold meeting on the same day by 4.30 p,m. and companymunicate its decision by 7.30 p.m. This order became necessary because, although the High Court on 12th November, 1993 had directed that the Ministry of Telecommunications should companysider the question of issuing licence to TWI under the Telegraph Act and decide the same within three days from that date which time limit was expiring in any case by 15th November, 1993 , the Secretary of the MIB had fixed the meeting only on 16th November, 1993.
c that Ministry of Telecommunication would companysider the question of issuing a license to TWI under the Telegraphs Act and decide the same within three days.
On the same day, DD asked CAB for providing various facilities at each match venue, as this was a pre requisite for creating host broadcasters signal in India.
The equipment of TWI which had been seized by the Customs Authority should be released upon undertaking that the same would number be used for any other purpose and The VSNL should take proper steps for uplinking, and should number take any steps to defeat the orders of the Court.
It is thereafter that the affidavit in reply to the writ petition was filed on behalf of the MIB by the companytemner Shri Sanjiv Datta, who is working as Deputy Secretary in MIB.
5 lakh per match and the revenue companylected by DD on account of sponsorship will be kept in separate account.
However, the order directed TWI, i.e., the agency engaged by the CAB, to take the signal from the DD, thus keeping the CAB and the TWI at the mercy of the DD.
The Committee of Secretaries of the Government of India also decided on the same day that the telecast of all sporting events should be within the exclusive purview of the DD MIB.
b that DD would be the host broadcaster.
836/1993 in this Court from which the present companytempt proceedings have arisen.
The TWI should companyply with all financial companymitments to VSNL.
The differences with regard to the placement of cameras etc.,
This Court by the same order also directed the Customs authorities to release the equipment.
That order may be reproduced here The order passed by Shri N. Vittal, Chairman TC Secretary, DOT on 15.11.1993 is stayed to the extent that it imposes the companydition that the TWI will have to get the signals from Doordarshan for uplinking through the VSNL by making mutual arrangements.
