https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279008 Telecom licences issued under the Telegraph Act are contractual, but they do not create any automatic right to renewal or extension unless the licence terms and timely application requirements so provide, and even then only at the licensor's discretion. The State may refuse extension and adopt auction-based spectrum allocation because spectrum is a scarce public resource and licensing policy must comply with Article 14, non-arbitrariness, and public interest. TRAI's recommendations are advisory, not binding, and the consultation framework does not give TRAI a veto over the Government's decision not to extend existing licences. en-us Thu, 14 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 06:57:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279008 Telecom licences issued under the Telegraph Act are contractual, but they do not create any automatic right to renewal or extension unless the licence terms and timely application requirements so provide, and even then only at the licensor's discretion. The State may refuse extension and adopt auction-based spectrum allocation because spectrum is a scarce public resource and licensing policy must comply with Article 14, non-arbitrariness, and public interest. TRAI's recommendations are advisory, not binding, and the consultation framework does not give TRAI a veto over the Government's decision not to extend existing licences. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 14 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279008