Section 20
Penalty for wilful failure to comply with orders of Appellate Tribunal.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997
About this 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.
1[20. Penalty for wilful failure to comply with orders of Appellate Tribunal.-- If any person
wilfully fails to comply with the order of the Appellate Tribunal, he shall be punishable with fine which
may extend to one lakh rupees and in case of a second or subsequent offence with fine which may extend
to two lakh rupees and in the case of continuing contravention with additional fine which may extend to
two lakh rupees for every day during which such default continues.]
Notes
1. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for Chapter IV (w.e.f. 24-1-2000).