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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal to regulate the telecommunication services, adjudicate disputes, dispose of appeals and to protect the interests of service providers and consumers of the telecom sector, to promote and ensure orderly growth of the telecom sector and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
| Act Id | 199724 |
| Act Number | 24 |
| Enactment Date | 1997-03-28 |
| Act Year | 1997 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Communications |
| Enforcement Date | 25-01-1997 |
- PRELIMINARY
- TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
- 3 Establishment and incorporation of Authority
- 4 Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and other members
- 5 Term of office, conditions of service, etc., of Chairperson and other members
- 6 Powers of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
- 7 Removal and suspension of member from office in certain circumstances
- 8 Meetings
- 9 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Authority
- 10 Officers and other employees of Authority
- POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY
- APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
- 14 Establishment of Appellate Tribunal
- 14A Application for settlement of disputes and appeals to Appellate Tribunal
- 14B Composition of Appellate Tribunal
- 14C Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members
- 14D Term of office
- 14E Terms and conditions of service
- 14F Vacancies
- 14G Removal and resignation
- 14GA Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Member
- 14H Staff of Appellate Tribunal
- 14-I Distribution of business amongst Benches
- 14J Power of Chairperson to transfer cases
- 14K Decision to be by majorit
- 14L Members, etc., to be public servants
- 14M Transfer of pending case
- 14N Transfer of appeals
- 15 Civil court not to have jurisdictio
- 16 Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribuna
- 17 Right to legal representation
- 18 Appeal to Supreme Court
- 19 Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as a decre
- 20 Penalty for wilful failure to comply with orders of Appellate Tribunal
- FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 25 Power of Central Government to issue directions
- 26 Members, officers and employees of Authority to be public servants
- 27 Bar of jurisdiction
- 28 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 29 Penalty for contravention of directions of Authorit
- 30 Offences by companies
- 31 Offences by Government Department
- 32 Exemption from tax on wealth and income
- 33 Delegatio
- 34 Cognizance of offence
- 35 Power to make rules
- 36 Power to make regulation
- 37 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
- 38 Application of certain laws
- 39 Power to remove difficultie
- 40 Repeal and saving
