MUMBAI: The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) asking it to explain how broadcasters collected crores of rupees from consumers on the basis of the 11th and 13th TRAI tariff amendment orders, as per a report by news agency ANI.

The court was responding to a plea by an NGO which said that the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) had set aside the case and remanded it to TRAI. TRAI has to file its reply by 11 September, the next date of the hearing.

According to the petitioners, the collection of money by broadcasters was illegal after a Supreme Court order of 2015 was applied. They also had to maintain a separate account for this money collected from customers.

Post the implementation of the framework, the money was to be returned to customers but the TRAI transferred the matter to the I&B Ministry.