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Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Contempt Application Filed By Telecom Watchdog Citing Interference With Administration Of Justice

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on an application for initiation of contempt, filed by Telecom Watchdog in the case pertaining to grant of telecom contracts to private players under the Universal Services Obligation, allegedly without conducing a tender process.The contempt petition is filed against Secretary, DoT; Deputy Administrator, USO Fund, DoT; and certain Police. The Delhi High Court today issued notice on an application for initiation of contempt, filed by Telecom Watchdog in the case pertaining to grant of telecom contracts to private players under the Universal Services Obligation, allegedly without conducing a tender process. The contempt petition is filed against Secretary, DoT; Deputy Administrator, USO Fund, DoT; and certain Police officials, for allegedly causing interference with the administration of justice by threatening the Petitioner organization's President with criminal legal action. "The conduct of the Delhi Police in calling Signing authority of the Petitioner organisation to the police station and subsequently asking him to reveal / disclose the source of the documents filed before this Hon'ble Court is direct and blatant interference with the due course of judicial proceedings and obstruction of administration of justice, amounting to criminal contempt of this Hon'ble Court," the application states.

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