Supreme Court directs Reliance Jio to pay Tata Communications Rs 70 crore

The Supreme Court on Monday asked Reliance Jio Infocomm to pay Tata Communications 70 crore within two weeks for use of the facilities at cable landing stations (CLS) provided by the latter. A bench led by Chief Justice NV Ramana, while directing RJio to pay Tata Communications within two weeks, also asked the latter not to disrupt its cable lending station services. Tata Communications had demanded147 crore from RJio towards towards access facilitation charge (AFC) and co-location charge (CLC) for use of the facilities at CLS between January 1, 2013 and November 27, 2018. RJIo had also sought refund of Rs 103.57 crore with interest being the excess amount paid to Tata Communication during the period.