Party Not Entitled To Prior Notice When National Security Issue Is Involved: SC Upholds Cancellation Of Cable TV Licenses [Read Judgment]

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11 Jan 2019 3:07 PM IST

  • Party Not Entitled To Prior Notice When National Security Issue Is Involved: SC Upholds Cancellation Of Cable TV Licenses [Read Judgment]

    "Since the grant of permission was subject to obtaining of the security clearance from the concerned Ministry, the competent authority was justified in cancelling the conditional permission for want of security clearance."

    The Supreme Court recently upheld cancellation of licenses granted to Digi Cable Network and SCOD 18 Networking, for operating as Multi System Operators (MSOs) in the Digital Addressable System (DAS) notified areas.The bench comprising of Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre and Justice Indu Malhotra observed that obtaining security clearance is a mandatory requirement as per Cable Television...

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