Act Number: 24

Act Name: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997

Year: 1997

Enactment Date: 1997-03-28

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Communications

Department: Department of Telecommunications

Section 7: Removal and suspension of member from office in certain circumstances.
    (1) The Central Government may remove from office any member, who,--
         (a) has been adjudged an insolvent; or
         (b) has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Central Government, involves moral turpitude; or
         (c) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a member; or
         (d) has acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as a member; or
         (e) has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office prejudicial to the public interest.
     1[(2) No such member shall be removed from his office under clause (d) or clause (e) of sub-section (1) unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter.]
Notes:
1 Subs. by Act 2 of 2000, s. 7, for sub-sections (2) and (3) (w.e.f. 24-1-2000).
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