The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed December 3 as the next date of hearing on a petition filed by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd challenging a Delhi high court interim order restraining the PSU from disconnecting the Points of Interconnection with Reliance over the issue of passing international calls as local ones.
When the matter was mentioned, a bench headed by Justice N Santosh Hegde directed the listing for hearing on December 3.
BSNL has said the Delhi high court does not have the jurisdiction to entertain the petition filed by Reliance as the TRAI Act has categorically ousted the jurisdiction of the courts to entertain such matters.
The Delhi high court had asked BSNL to maintain status quo on the issue of interconnection agreement with Reliance until the court decided on the issue.
The HC had directed Reliance to deposit Rs 40 crore (Rs 400 million) with BSNL. Different field units of BSNL have imposed a total amount of Rs 255 crore (Rs 2.55 billion) on Reliance for passing international calls as local ones, thereby causing revenue losses to the PSU.
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