An Indian court on Thursday accepted Nokias appeal to release its local factory after its seizure by authorities in a tax dispute, removing a hurdle for the sale of the companys mobile phone business to Microsoft. The Chennai plant is one of Nokias biggest phone-making factories. Nokia appealed the seizure and has been trying to end the dispute ahead of the closure of the 5.4 billion euro ($7.4 billion) Microsoft deal. In March, Nokia was served with a tax demand of about 20.8 billion rupees ($340.45 million) for five fiscal years starting from 2006-07, according to a March 22 notice on the Delhi High Court website.
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