Rule 22, appeal to the Appellate Tribunal
In short
Any person aggrieved by an order or direction of the Board may prefer an appeal before the Appellate Tribunal. The appeal is to be filed in digital form as the Appellate Tribunal may decide.
01Fee and filing
| Sub rule | Provision |
|---|---|
| 22(1) | An appeal by a person aggrieved by an order or direction of the Board, filed in digital form as the Appellate Tribunal may decide |
| 22(2) | Accompanied by a fee of like amount to that applicable to an appeal under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, unless reduced or waived by the Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal at her discretion, payable digitally using the Unified Payments Interface or another payment system authorised by the Reserve Bank of India |
| 22(3)(a) | The Appellate Tribunal is not bound by the procedure in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, is guided by the principles of natural justice, and may regulate its own procedure subject to the Act |
| 22(3)(b) | It functions as a digital office and may adopt techno legal measures to conduct proceedings without requiring physical presence, without prejudice to its power to summon and enforce attendance and examine on oath |
The fee is set by reference to the TRAI Act rather than stated as a figure in the Rules. Read the current fee from that reference rather than from a secondary source.
02Common questions
How is an appeal against a Board order filed?
In digital form before the Appellate Tribunal, as that Tribunal may decide, with the fee payable digitally.
What is the appeal fee?
Rule 22(2) sets it by reference to the fee applicable to an appeal under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, and allows the Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal to reduce or waive it.
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