Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997

Act No. 24 of 1997 In force from 25-01-1997 Ministry of Communications 55 sections

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.

25 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Pragya Prasun & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2025 INSC 59930 April 2025Disposed of

  1. Whether the present digital KYC / e-KYC / video-KYC framework is inaccessible to persons with disabilities? 2. Whether the regulatory authorities (RBI, SEBI, TRAI, PFRDA, IRDAI, DoT) have failed to ensure reasonable…

• Loop Telecom and Trading Limited v. Union of India and Anr.
  2022 INSC 2553 March 2022Dismissed
• Union of India v. Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India Etc. Etc.
  2020 INSC 5271 September 2020Directions issued
• Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors.
  2019 INSC 123613 November 2019Disposed of
• Union of India v. Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India Etc.Etc.
  2019 INSC 118724 October 2019Disposed of
• Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. v. Tata Communications Ltd.
  2019 INSC 28627 February 2019Dismissed
• Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board v. Sterlite Industries (I) Ltd. & Ors.
  2019 INSC 22018 February 2019Disposed of
• Competition Commission of India v. Bharti Airtel Limited and Others
  2018 INSC 11545 December 2018Leave granted
• Star India Private Limited v. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion & Ors.
  2018 INSC 102230 October 2018Dismissed
• Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. v. Essar Power Limited
  2016 INSC 5879 August 2016Appeal(s) allowed
• Cellular Operators Association of India and Others v. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and Others
  2016 INSC 41011 May 2016Appeal(s) allowed
• Bharti Airtel Ltd. v. Union of India
  2015 INSC 41814 May 2015Dismissed
• Cellular Operators Association of India & Ors. v. Telecom Regulatory Authority of Indla & Ors.
  2015 INSC 7730 January 2015Dismissed
• Association of Unified Tele Services Providers & Others v. Union of India
  2014 INSC 29417 April 2014Disposed of
• Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited v. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and Others
  2013 INSC 8086 December 2013Reference answered
• Avishek Goenka v. Union of India and Anr.
  2012 INSC 18827 April 2012Partly allowed
• Centre for Public Interest Litigation and Others v. Union of India and Others
  2012 INSC 682 February 2012Allowed
• Union of India and Anr. v. Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India and Ors.
  2011 INSC 74411 October 2011Disposed of
• Bharti Cellular Limited v. Union of India and Ors.
  2010 INSC 6745 October 2010Dismissed
• Tata Teleservices Ltd. v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. and Ors.
  2008 INSC 56230 April 2008Dismissed
• Union of India v. Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd.
  2007 INSC 85723 August 2007Appeal(s) allowed
• Hotel & Restaurant Association and Anr. v. Star India Pvt. Ltd. and Ors
  2006 INSC 91124 November 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• Union of India v. Mis. Millenium Mumbai Broadcast Pvt. Ltd.
  2006 INSC 26928 April 2006Dismissed
• Bharti Telenet Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2005 INSC 17331 March 2005Appeal(s) allowed
• Cellular Operators Association of India and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2002 INSC 54217 December 2002Appeal(s) allowed