NEW DELHI: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) will hear a petition by Sun Distribution Services Pvt Ltd on27 January alleging that the placement of important channels has been changed by Asianet Satellite Communication.

The petition was initially filed alleging that Asianet had discontinued the distribution of Sun’s signals on its network without any notice and in violation of the regulations.

However when the matter came up for hearing before TDSAT chairman Aftab Alam and members Kuldip Singh and B B Srivastava, Sun counsel Gopal Jain accepted that the channels had been resumed after filing of the petition.

However, he said the channels' placement had been changed to the great disadvantage of the petitioner and cited some examples. Asianet Counsel Shirin Khajuria said there was no subsisting placement agreement between the two sides. She also stated that the displacements, if any, of the channels are made in accordance with the regulations.

The Tribunal also asked Asianet counsel to take proper instructions and, if so advised, to file a brief reply on the issue of displacements of channels.