Justice V Ramasubramanian, before whom the writ petition of Kal Cables came up for hearing on Thursday, gave the interim relief and posted the matter to Tuesday for further hearing.
Kal Cables, owned by former Union minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanidhi Maran and their families, moved the court saying the Union ministry of information and broadcasting had directed the company to wind up its cable and channel distribution operations in Chennai and phase II cities such as Coimbatore in 15 days.
Kal Cables obtained a permanent licence to operate in Chennai in June 2012 and a provisional licence to operate in DAS notified areas in phase II cities like Coimbatore in March 2013. In two separate letters issued on August 20, but emailed to Kal on August 26, the Union ministry asked the multi-system operator (MSO) to shut down the operation in 15 days.
The order was passed following denial of mandatory security clearance by the Union ministry of home for the company's activities. The I&B ministry also asked the company to run continuous scroll on the screen intimating subscribers that channels would not be available in 15 days.
Assailing the move, Kal Cables said the Union government had not issued any show-cause notice to the company before refusing to give security clearance and cancelling the licences. Also, the the Union government had not cited any reason in its orders for refusal of security clearance, the petitioner pointed out.
It wanted the court to quash the order and direct the Centre to give a permanent registration for the company.
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