Delhi High Court asks TRAI to respond on plea challenging call drop ruling

TRAI on a plea moved by cellular operators, who termed the order as mutually contradictory and destructive.

New Delhi:

The Delhi High Court on December 14, sought response of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on a plea challenging its tariff order making it mandatory for cellular operators to compensate subscribers for call drops from January 1.

A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath issued notice to the TRAI on a plea moved by cellular operators, who termed the order as mutually contradictory and destructive.

-"Since it has to be implemented from January 1, 2016, we will hear the government and pass the order,-" the bench said while listing the matter for December 22.

The operators have sought quashing of the TRAI's October 16 ruling mandating service providers to pay subscribers Re 1 per call drop experienced on their network, subject to a cap of three a day.