Court bars mobile companies to manufacture dual-SIM phones

Published on Mar 23, 2009

The Madras High Court order asks mobile companies not to manufacture or sell double SIM card mobile phones in the country

Published on Mar 17, 2011

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The Madras (Chennai) High Court today asked mobile companies in India to refrain from manufacturing double SIM mobile phones. The court also asks retailers and importers of such mobile phones not to sell the devices in the country. One Somasundaram Ramkumar had filed a petition in the court accusing manufacturers and retailers of infringment of his patient. Ramkumar holds a patient for this technology in India. Mobile manufacturers like Samsung and Spice used to sell double-SIM mobile phones, and online retailers like Ebay and Rediff also sell this kind of phones in the country. Samsung is the first company to introduce the double-SIM phones in the Indian market. The court order would also enable customs officials to seize any imported mobile phones having double SIMc ards to the country. However, since launch the double-SIM mobile phones have got wide acceptance and become popular in the country due to the convenience of carrying two mobile numbers without carrying two different mobile phones. 

 

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