Rs 2.5 crore BSNL bill: Madras HC nixes relief for Isha Foundation, orders second inquiry by arbitrator

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Friday set aside an award granted in favour of the Isha Foundation in connection with the dispute over higher amount of bills for using BSNL services. BSNL issued bills claiming Rs 20,18,198 for the billing period from 01.12.2018 to 31.12.2018 and another bill for Rs 2,30,29,264 for the billing period from 1.1.2019 to 1.02.2019 to Isha. It challenged the bills before the high court, which appointed retired judge Justice E Padmanabhan as arbitrator and he quashed the two bills.Against his order, the BSNL approached the high court.