Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 410 · Decided 11 May 2016
Cellular Operators Association of India and Others v. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 410 · [2016] 9 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5017/2016
- Decided
- 11 May 2016
- Bench
- KURIAN JOSEPH, R.F. NARIMAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 19(1)(g), 19(l)(g), 19(6)
Headnote
1 CELLULAR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA AND A OTHERS v. TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND OTHERS (Civil Appeal No. 5017of2016) MAYll,2016 [KURIAN JOSEPH AND R. F. NARIMAN, JJ,) Telecom Consumers Protection (Ninth Amendment) Regulations, 2015 - Validity of - As per the amendment of the drops per day - Validity of the amendment challenged - High Court upheld its validity - On appeal, held: The amending Regulation is ultra vires the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 as it does not carry out the purpose of the Act - It is violative of the fundamental rights of the
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