Supreme Court of India

Avishek Goenka v. Union of India and Anr.

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Reported as [2012] 5 S.C.R. 547
Bench S.H. Kapadia, A.K. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar JJ.
Decided 27 April 2012

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Telecommunications - Mobile phone service - Verification of subscriber identity - Safe distribution of pre- c paid Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards - DoT filed its instructions dated 14th March, 2011, specifically, on the manner of verification of new mobile subscribers (pre-paid and post-paid) - DoT, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the licencees ad idem in regard to most of the o issues in terms of the instructions prepared by the Do T - However, difference of opinion between the Do T and the TRAI on certain points - Held: The points of divergence between TRAI and DoT

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