SC Fixes 02.02.2012 as Start Date for Spectrum Usage Charges After 2G Licence Quashing

Union of India Vs Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited (Supreme Court of India) The appeal arose from an order dated 10.05.2018 passed by the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) in Telecommunication Petition No. 63 of 2016. The dispute centered on the interpretation of the Supreme Court’s earlier judgment dated 02.02.2012 in Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India, by which Unified Access Service licences and allotment of 2G Band Spectrum were declared illegal and quashed. The Court, however, made the direction operative after four months to prevent disru...