Here’s why Aircel has filed contempt of court petition against DoT

MUMBAI: Bankrupt telecom operator Aircel has filed a contempt of court petition in the Supreme Court against the department of telecommunications (DoT), including secretary Aruna Sundararajan, for failing to refund Rs 298 crore despite repeated orders.
“The appellants submit that the DoT had failed to pay Rs 298 crore to the appellants by 24.01.2019 despite clear and unambiguous directions in this regard,” said Aircel and its unit Dishnet Wireless in the contempt petition.
The petition alleged that DoT has “wilfully” and “blatantly” breached the apex court’s orders and has committed “contempt of the said orders” and sought “appropriate actions against DoT and its officials for contempt of the orders …”.