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 25: Power of Central Government to issue directions.
    (1) The Central Government may, from to time to time, issue to the Authority such directions as it may think necessary in the interest of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality.
     (2) Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions, the Authority shall, in exercise of its powers or the performance of its functions, be bound by such directions on questions of policy as the Central Government may give in writing to it from time to time:
     Provided that the Authority shall, as far as practicable, be given an opportunity to express its views before any direction is given under this sub-section.
     (3) The decision of the Central Government whether a question is one of policy or not shall be final.
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