IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA WRIT PETITION NO. 24160 OF 2022 (GM-RES)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 17726 OF 2022 (GM-RES)

AND WRIT PETITION NO. 19135 OF 2022 (GM-RES)

IN WP No. 24160/2022 BETWEEN:

1. SRI. PATHA PETTALU MOHAN, S/O RANGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT NO.47/64, 12TH A CROSS, VYALIKAVAL, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE-560 003.

2. SRI.BALAKRISHNA, S/O BYLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.611, 8TH MAIN, 8TH CROSS, K N EXTENSION, YESHAWANTHAPUR, BANGALORE-560 022.

3. SRI.D.NAGARAJ, S/O DASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT NO.8/2, 11TH CROSS, MALLATHALLI, 9TH BLOCK, M.V.LAYOUT, BANGALORE-560 056.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI.DHANANJAY V.JOSHI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI.PRAKASH.K.A, ADVOCATE)

AND:

DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS INDIA (PRIVATE COMPANY WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY), A COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, HAVING ITS REGISTERED ADDRESS AT:

125-B, ITS REGISTERED CHAMBER-15, BHIKAJI CAME PLACE, NEW DELHI-110 066.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI.ABHINAV MUKERJI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI.BALARAM.M.L, ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION, QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 01/09/2022 PASSED BY THE TELECOM DISPUTES SETTLEMENT AND APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, NEW DELHI, IN E.A. 20/2019, ARISING OUT OF BROADCASTING PETITION NO.499/2015, IN ITS ENTIRETY (ANNEXURE-A) AND TO PASS SUCH OTHER ORDER.

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IN WP NO. 17726/2022 BETWEEN:

1. SRI.KURUBARAHALLI MUDDAIAH SRIDHAR, S/O K.R.MUDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO.47, KURUBARAHALLI, TAVAREKERE, CHANNAHALLI, BENGALURU-562 130.

2. SRI.SIDDALINGAIAH SHIVARAJ, S/O SIDDALINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT NO.327, 10TH ‘A’ MAIN ROAD, MANJUNATHA NAGAR, BENGLAURU-560 010.

3. SRI.RAJU.H, S/O LATE HANUMANTHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT NO.490, 3RD MAIN, SRINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 050.

4. SRI.NARASIMMA SWAMY PRASAD, S/O NARASIMMA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT FLAT NO.M.C.1503, NO.8, GOLDEN GRAND, N.H.4, TUMKUR ROAD, BENGLAURU-560 022.

5. SRI.SONNEKOPPA JAGADISH JOGAIAH, S/O JOGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT NO.88, MARUTI NILAYA, 1ST CROSS, NANJAPPA BLOCK, ADUGODI BENGALURU-560 030.

...PETITIONERS (BY SRI.ABHILASH VAIDYANATHAN, ADVOCATE)

AND:

DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS INDIA (PRIVATE COMPANY WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY)

A COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE COMAPNIES ACT, 2013, HAVING ITS REGISTERED ADDRESS AT:

125-B, SOMDATT CHAMBER-1, 5, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI-110 066.

...RESPONDENT (BY SRI.ABHINAV MUKERJI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI.BALARAM.M.L, ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 01.09.2022 PASSED BY THE TELECOM DISPUTES SETTLEMENT AND APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, NEW DELHI, IN E.A/20/2019 ARISING OUT OF BROADCASTING PETITION No.499/2015 IN ITS ENTIRELY (ANNEXURE-A).

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IN WP NO. 19135/2022 BETWEEN:

SRI.G.KARIAPPA, S/O LATE MR.P.GOVINDARAJULU, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT: NO.N-2, LIC ROW HOUSES, 24TH MAIN,J.P.NAGAR, 1ST PHASE, BENGALURU-560 078.

...PETITIONER (BY SRI.DHANANJAY V.JOSHI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI.PRAKASH.K.A, ADVOCATE)

AND:

DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS INDIA (PRIVATE COMPANY WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY), A COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, HAVING ITS REGISTERED ADDRESS AT:

125-B, SOMDATT CHAMBER-1, 5, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI-110 066.

...RESPONDENT (BY SRI.ABHINAV MUKERJI, SENIOR COUNSEL SRI.BALARAM.M.L, ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 01.09.2022 PASSED BY THE TELECOM DISPUTES SETTLEMENT AND APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, NEW DELHI IN E.A/20/2019 ARISING OUT OF BROADCASTING PETITION No.499/2015 IN ITS ENTIRETY (ANNEXUR