HC reserves verdict on petitions filed against TRAI's new tariff order

The new tariff order was issued in January this year. It imposes lower fees, and a price cap on the subscription fees for pay channels, among other things

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a bunch of petitions filed by television broadcasters challenging the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's new tariff order.

A bench of Justices Amjad Sayed and Anuja Prabhudessai is now likely to pronounce its verdict on August 24.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared for Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Wednesday, gave the bench an oral assurance that TRAI would defer implementation of its new tariff order till August 25 and will not take any coercive steps against the broadcasters till then.

The petitioners approached the high court earlier this