Information Technology Act Section 48 — 3[Appellate Tribunal]

CHAPTER X THE 2[APPELLATE TRIBUNAL]

Cyber Law

Summary

Sub-section (1) states that the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal, which was set up under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, will serve as the Appellate Tribunal for the purposes of this Act. This arrangement begins from the commencement of Part XIV of Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2017. The Tribunal will have the jurisdiction, powers, and authority that this Act gives to it.

Sub-section (2) says that the Central Government will specify, through a notification, the matters and places in relation to which the Appellate Tribunal may exercise its jurisdiction.

Official Text

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(1) The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal established under section 14 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997), shall, on and from the commencement of Part XIV of Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2017 (7 of 2017), be the Appellate Tribunal for the purposes of this Act and the said Appellate Tribunal shall exercise the jurisdiction, powers and authority conferred on it by or under this Act.]

(2) The Central Government 5[shall specify, by notification]the matters and places in relation to which the 2[Appellate Tribunal] may exercise jurisdiction.