TELECOM DISPUTES SETTLEMENT & APPELLATE TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI Dated 5^th May 2026 Broadcasting Petition No. 199 of 2017 M/s Kal Cables Pvt. Ltd. …Petitioner Vs.

Mrs. T. S. Padmavathy, Proprietor M/s Kurinji Network …Respondent BEFORE:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM KRISHNA GAUTAM, MEMBER For Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Sharath Sampath, Advocate Ms. Kavya Singh, Advocate Ms. Anushri Joshi, Advocate

JUDGMENT

1. The present Petition, under Section 14, read with Section 14A, of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, (hereinafter referred to as “TRAI Act”), has been filed, by Kal Cables Pvt. Ltd.-

Petitioner, against Mrs. T.S. Padmavathy, Proprietor, M/s. Kurinji Network, Chennai, Respondent, for a decree in the tune of Rs. 7,36,500/- against the cost of Set Top Boxes alongwith interest thereon @18% per annum with effect from 24.01.2017 and Rs. 27,40,270/- towards compensation, on account of premature delinking of the signals of Petitioner network with the Respondent, within the lock-in period of 7 years from the date of Interconnection Agreement, dated 24/02/2015, along with interest, @ 18% per annum, with effect from 24/01/2017, with a further prayer, fo