Tuesday, June 20, 2006

CID Officers noticed in Satellite TV Case (Daily Mirror 20th june 2006)

The Colombo District Court yesterday issued notice on three CID officers, following an application files by SonicNet Technologies (Pvt) Ltd., the cable TV station which was sealed, following a CID search operation.

Colombo District Judge Aruna C. Ranasinghe noticed OIC, Commercial Crimes Unit-11, CID Chief Inspector U.K. Mahindadasa, SSP Ravi Waidyalankara and SI Thilak Bandara to appear today.

The complainant, SonicNet Technologies (Pvt) Ltd., of 83 George R. De Silva Mawatha, Kotahena the affliated company of the CBNSat (Pvt) Ltd., is suing the CID Officers personally, asked for an enjoining order restraining the CID from preventing the Plaintiff from entering the company premises. SonicNet Technologies (Pvt) Ltd., also demanded Rs 50 Million from the Defendants as damages.

Counsel for the Petitioner Romesh De Silva P.C with Sugath Caldera and Riaz Ameem supporting the application, informed court yesterday that SonicNet was transmitting on a license granted by the TRC of Sri Lanka. Plaintiff claimed that on several occasions it had assisted the SLRC to transmit from places where it had no access.

Counsel states that on June 6, 2006, the Defendants CID officers visited the Petitioners office and displayed a search warrant issued by the Magistrate's Court of Colombo, to search the premises. At this instance, the CID, acting illegally and unlawfully, shut down, disconnected and sealed the licensed telecommunication system CBNSat of the petitioner.

He complained that the sealing of the equipment and the disconnection of the service has resulted in the homes of approximately 20,000 customers not receiving the TV coverage.

Plaintiff asked court for a declaration that the alleged act by the CID officers was illegal and estimated the damage caused to it at Rs 50 Million.


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

BLOODY GOOD SHOW....YOU SHOULD SUE THE BUGGERS FOR EVERY LAST PENNY SO THAT EVEN THEIR GRAND CHILDREN WILL BE PAYING IT OFF...TEACH THE ASSES A LESSON NOT TO MESS WITH THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS

Anonymous said...

This is claimed on a personal basis and everybody who are upto denying the rights of the pulic watch out for more than this.

I hope the media secretary/SLRC/TRC and the CID along with Mr.SHITNET make note of this and the general pulic and the subscribers will be 100% behind this agrivated party in their endevour to protect customer rights and abide by the law of the country.

Its realy good that CBNsat has obtained the service of Mr.Romesh De Silva PC,to me the best in the trade,and take my word,these guys are going to be in a real soup if this is not resolved amicabaly.

Is shitnet still operating,did anyone call on their hotline 2596800?

Anonymous said...

Any news of the case?? Have CBNSat won Rs. 50 million so that they could improve our service??

Anonymous said...

I think its also in the afternoon(2.00PM),Guys can you call SATnet and they are saying they dont have a problem with the licence,so i said that it said in the papers,They are saying its something else

All you guys should call 2596800

Anonymous said...

wait man till cbn gets their service back on track. lateron we'll think about 50 million and adding new channels and improving the service etc.

first things first !

get on air by tomorrow evening !

Anonymous said...

Hey guys i asked them too and they said they do not have any problem with the licence,Then i asked whether the "daily News" story of today is false and they didnt know about it,so i had to read same to the girl over telephone and i told her i cant read the whole thing and for her to buy the paper and read.

Anonymous said...

The above is about Satnet,You are right man,First thing is to be back on track by tommorow TEN,STAR PACKAGE,DISNY,ZEE PACKAGE will automaticaly be there within a short span.