SC holds Anil Ambani guilty of contempt; orders RCom to pay Ericsson

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held Reliance Communication chairman Anil Ambani and two directors guilty of contempt of court on three contempt applications filed by Telecom equipment maker Ericsson against him over not clearing dues of Rs 550 crore.

The apex court has asked RCom to pay Rs 453 crore to Ericsson within four weeks, failing which, Anil Ambani, Reliance Telecom chairman Satish Seth and Reliance Infratel chairperson Chhaya Virani would face a three-month jail term.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore each on them, which has to be deposited within a month. If they fail to furnish the amount, the three will be awarded a month's jail-term.
A bench comprising of Justices RF Nariman and Vineet Saran said if the contemnor failed to make the payments within the specified period, they will undergo a jail term of three months.
It directed that Rs 118 crore already deposited by Reliance Group in the apex court's registry be disbursed to Ericsson.
"From the undertakings given by Reliance Group's top brass, it appears they have wilfully not paid the amount to Ericsson despite orders," it said. Read More

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