Section 29: Appeal to Appellate Tribunal
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Simple Explanation
Section 29 establishes the appeal mechanism:
1. Appellate Tribunal: Appeals against Board orders go to the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).
2. Time Limit: Appeals must be filed within 60 days of receiving the order.
3. Delayed Appeals: The Tribunal may accept late appeals if there was sufficient cause.
4. Disposal Timeline: The Tribunal should try to decide appeals within 6 months.
5. Digital Functioning: The Tribunal operates as a digital office.
6. Further Appeal: Orders of the Tribunal can be appealed to the Supreme Court under the TRAI Act.
7. Executable as Decree: Tribunal orders are enforceable like civil court decrees.
Key Points
- ✓Appeals go to TDSAT within 60 days
- ✓Tribunal may accept delayed appeals for sufficient cause
- ✓Should dispose of appeals within 6 months
- ✓Functions as a digital office
- ✓Further appeal to Supreme Court under TRAI Act
Official Text (Summary)
Any person aggrieved by a Board order may appeal to the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal within 60 days. The Tribunal may entertain delayed appeals for sufficient cause. It shall endeavour to dispose of appeals within six months, recording reasons for delays. It functions as a digital office and follows prescribed procedures. Appeals against Tribunal orders go to the Supreme Court under the TRAI Act.
Source: The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (No. 22 of 2023), Ministry of Law and Justice.
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