Delhi HC dismisses Airtel plea against TDSAT

The Delhi High Court has dismissed Bharti Airtel’s plea against telecom tribunal TDSAT that asked it to first pay half of the  50 crore fine imposed on it by DoT before the hearing.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) had imposed  50 crore fine on the country’s largest telecom operator for issuing SIM cards in bulk to two firms for distribution among foreigners and NRIs, allegedly violating security conditions in the licence agreement.