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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997

52 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  3. 1Subs. by Act 2 of 2000, s. 14, for "under clause (p)" (w.e.f. 24-1-2000)
  4. 2Earlier, it was proposed to set up an independent Telecom Regulatory Authority as a non-statutory bo
  5. 3The Government, after considering the report, decided to set up the authority on the lines of the Te
  6. 5The salient features of the proposed Bill are as follows:
  7. 7The Authority will have to maintain transparency while exercising its powers and functions. The powe
  8. 8Section 8
  9. 9The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives
  10. II — TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
  11. 10Officers and other employees of Authority
  12. III — POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY
  13. 11Functions of Authority
  14. 12Powers of Authority to call for information, conduct investigations, etc
  15. 13Power of Authority to issue directions
  16. 14Establishment of Appellate Tribunal
  17. 14AApplication for settlement of disputes and appeals to Appellate Tribunal
  18. 14BComposition of Appellate Tribunal
  19. 14CQualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members
  20. 14DTerm of office
  21. 14ETerms and conditions of service
  22. 14FVacancies
  23. 14GRemoval and resignation
  24. 14HStaff of Appellate Tribunal
  25. 14JPower of Chairperson to transfer cases
  26. 14KDecision to be by majority
  27. 14LMembers, etc., to be public servants
  28. 14MTransfer of pending cases
  29. 14NTransfer of appeals
  30. 15Civil court not to have jurisdiction
  31. 16Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribunal
  32. 17Right to legal representation
  33. 18Appeal to Supreme Court
  34. 19Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as a decree
  35. 20Penalty for wilful failure to comply with orders of Appellate Tribunal
  36. V — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  37. 21Grants by Central Government
  38. 22Fund
  39. 23Accounts and audit
  40. 24Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government
  41. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  42. 25Power of Central Government to issue directions
  43. 26Members, officers and employees of Authority to be public servants
  44. 27Bar of jurisdiction
  45. 28Protection of action taken in good faith
  46. 29Penalty for contravention of directions of Authority
  47. 30Offences by companies
  48. 31Offences by Government Departments
  49. 32Exemption from tax on wealth and income
  50. 33Delegation
  51. 34Cognizance of offences
  52. 35Power to make rules
  53. 36Power to make regulations
  54. 37Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
  55. 38Application of certain laws
  56. 39Power to remove difficulties
  57. 40Repeal and saving