TELECOM DISPUTES SETTLEMENT AND APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, NEW DELHI Dated 5^th May 2026 Broadcasting Petition No. 239 of 2014 N K Infocom ….Petitioner Versus Direct News Private Limited …..Respondent (formerly known as ‘INX News Private Ltd.’)

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM KRISHANA GAUTAM, MEMBER For Petitioner : Mr. Vibhav Srivastava, Advocate Ms. Aashi Arora, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Bhagabati Prasad Padhy Mr. Gaurav Srivastava

JUDGEMENT

1. This Petition, under Section 14, read with section 14 A of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (as amended upto date) (hereinafter said to be ‘TRAI Act’), has been filed by Petitioner, N. K.

Infocom, through Mr. Nirlep Kumar Proprietor against ‘INX News Pvt. Ltd’., which subsequently, restructured and named as ‘Direct News Pvt. Ltd.’, with a prayer of a direction to Respondent to pay the Petitioner the sum of Rs.29,97,387/- (Rupees Twenty Nine Lakhs Ninety Seven Thousands Three Hundred and Eighty Seven only), towards outstanding placement fees, due and payable by the Respondent, to the Petitioner, with further direction, for an interest @ 18 % per annum, or at such rate as this Tribunal may deems fit, for that outstanding amount of place