JUDGMENT

Navin Chawla, J. - This petition has been filed by the petitioners praying for the following relief:-

"a) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus or such other writ, order or direction, quashing the communication dated 03.09.2020 alongwith Press Release dated 03.09.2020 and Frequently Asked Questions issued by the Respondent, BARC, annexed as Annexure P-1(Colly) with the present petition."

2. This petition has been filed by the petitioners with the averment that the jurisdiction to adjudicate on the disputes raised in the petition lies with the learned Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as "TDSAT"), the functioning of which stands suspended due to detection of a COVID-19 positive case.

3. It is further asserted that the date of commencement of the functioning in the learned TDSAT is not known and in any case, is suspected not to recommence in the near future and as the petitioners pray for urgent interim relief, the present petition has been filed.

4. As far as the assertion of the petitioners of the learned TDSAT not being functional, the same is not denied by the respondent.

5. In view of the above,