Rule 20
Appeal
[U/s 29(2) & 29 (8)]
| No | Description |
| (1) | An appeal, including any related documents, by a person aggrieved by an order or direction of the Board, shall be filed in electronic form, using such means as may be provided and following such procedure as may be specified by the Appellate Tribunal on its website |
| (2) | An appeal filed with the Appellate Tribunal shall be accompanied by fee of like amount as is applicable in respect of an appeal filed under section 14A of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 997 (24 of 1997), unless reduced or waived by the Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal may at her discretion, which shall be payable in such form as the Appellate Tribunal may specifiy on its website |
| (3) | The Appellate Tribunal- |
| (a)shall not be bound by the procedure laid down by the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (5 of 1908), but shall be guided by the principles of natural justice and subject to the provisions of he Act, may regulate its own procedure. | |
| (b)Shall adopt techno-legal measures in its functioning as a digital office; and | |
| (c)Without prejudice to its power to summon and enforce the attendance of any person and examine her on oath, may adopt suitable techno-legal measures that donot necessitate personal presence to secure the right of being heard or to tender evidence. |
PS: The procedure for appealat TDSAT is outside the scope
of this Notification. It will be determined by TDSAT. Subsection (1) above
is applicable for appeal to DPB only