MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court Tuesday deferred the hearing of petition filed by cable operators seeking extension of cable TV digitisation to 31 October.

A clutch of cable operators had approached Bombay High Court seeking extension on the ground that they needed more time to get their networks up and running. The matter was to come up for hearing on Monday but has been scheduled for 31 October which incidentally is the last date of deadline.
 
The petitioners which includes Puri brothers and Paresh Thakkar, both associated with Hathway Cable & Datacom besides operators from the eastern suburbs of Mumbai like Chembur, Ghatkopar and Govandi.