SC rejects Centre’s plea challenging refund of ₹104 crore ordered by TDSAT to RCom

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Centre's plea challenging TDSAT's order directing refund of around ₹104 crore to Reliance Communication.

A bench of justices R F Nariman and S Ravindra Bhat said, "We don't find any merits in the appeal".

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) had on December 21, 2018 directed the Centre to return around ₹104 crore after encashing bank guarantee of ₹908 crore against spectrum charges of ₹774 crore.

The Department of Telecom has already adjusted ₹30.33 crore.