By Aditya Kalra and Arpan Chaturvedi

NEW DELHI, July 7 (Reuters) - The Indian unit of U.S.

air conditioning giant Carrier has become the latest

major firm to sue Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government over

electronic waste rules that have hiked the fees manufacturers

must pay to recyclers.

South Korea's Samsung Electronics ( SSNLF ) and LG

Electronics as well as Japan's Daikin and

Tata's Voltas have also brought suits, which are set

to be heard by the High Court of Delhi on Tuesday. All of the

companies are seeking to have the rules quashed.

India is the third-biggest generator of electronic waste

behind China and the U.S., but the government says only 43% of

the country's e-waste last year was recycled.

Modi's government in September fixed a floor price that

electronics makers must pay recyclers, which manufacturers argue

is roughly three to four times higher than what they paid

earlier.

In a 380-page court filing dated June 3, which has not been

disclosed publicly, Carrier said recyclers were willing to

continue their work at the older prices and the government

should not interfere in private dealings between companies and

recyclers.

"The burden of the benefit being given to the recyclers has

been put on the producers, which is unfair and arbitrary," said

submissions by Carrier Airconditioning & Refrigeration which

were reviewed by Reuters.

The submissions added that the rules will impose a "huge

financial burden" on the company.

Carrier did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.

India's Ministry of Environment also did not respond to

Reuters queries. It has previously argued in court that the

pricing rules are needed to ensure proper waste disposal and

were a "reasonable" intervention.

The new rules mandate a minimum payment of 22 rupees per

kilogram to recycle consumer electronics. Such rates are still

lower than levels in the U.S where they are up to five times

higher, according to research firm Redseer.

Carrier reported sales of $248 million in India last year,

its highest level since at least the financial year ending March

2020. Its filing said it installed India's first-ever air

conditioning system in Jaipur city in 1936.