Court restrains Multichoice from increasing pay TV subscription fees

A Judge of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, Justice C. J. Aneke, has granted an order of interim injunction restraining Multichoice from enforcing an increase in the cost of its different classes of pay TV, DSTV and GO TV until the determination of the motion on notice.

The Justice requested both parties to maintain status quo in favour of the motion ex parte with an affidavit of urgency sworn to by the plantiff, Adebayo Osasuyi, who is a DSTV subscriber.

According to the Judge, “an order of interim injunction is hereby granted to the parties to maintain the status quo restraining the 1st defendant (Multichoice/DSTV) from giving effect or enforcing its planned increase in cost of the different classes of viewing or programmes bouquet, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

The suit, filed by Adebayo Osasuyi and Oluyinka Oyeniji, DSTV subscribers/customers, at the federal high court registry Ikoyi, Lagos was adjourned to the 16th April 2015 for hearing.