TELECOM DISPUTES SETTLEMENT AND APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, NEW DELHI Dated 5^th May 2026 Broadcasting Petition No. 495 of 2015 Manthan Broadband Services Pvt. Limited ….Petitioner Versus M/s Aviskar Cable Link Communications …..Respondent HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM KRISHANA GAUTAM, MEMBER For Petitioner : Mr. Vikrant Kumar, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Vineet Bhagat, Ms. Aryaa Nagpal, Advocates

JUDGEMENT

1. This 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 Petitioner, M/s Manthan Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd., a Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, through its authorized representative Mr. Sib Sankar Chattopadhyay, against M/s Aviskar Cable Link Communications, a Cable operator, registered under the Cable television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, (hereinafter referred to as “Cable Television Act”), through its Proprietor Mr Swapnendu Mustafee, with a prayer for award of Rs. 32,53,898/- (Rupees Thirty Two Lakhs Fifty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Eight Only), outstanding towards the Subscription charges, payable by the Respondent, to the Petitioner till