Section 48 of ITA, 2000 : Section 48: Appellate Tribunal
The Information Technology Act, 2000
Bare Act
- CHAPTER X: THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
48 Appellate Tribunal - (1) The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal established under section 14 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997), shall, on and from the commencement of Part XIV of Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2017 (7 of 2017), be the Appellate Tribunal for the purposes of this Act and the said Appellate Tribunal shall exercise the jurisdiction, powers and authority conferred on it by or under this Act.
(2) The Central Government shall specify, by notification the matters and places in relation to which the Appellate Tribunal may exercise jurisdiction.
Simplified Act
Simplified Explanation of Section 48 - Appellate Tribunal:
(1) The Appellate Tribunal that was created for telecom disputes by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act in 1997 will, starting from when Part XIV of Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2017 took effect, also handle appeals under the Information Technology Act, 2000. It will have the pow...
Explanation using Example
Let's consider a hypothetical scenario where a company named "TechX" has been accused of breaching certain provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The case has been heard in a lower court and the judgement has been passed against TechX. Disagreeing with the judgement, TechX decides to appeal against the decision.
According to Section 48 of The Information Technology Act, 2000, TechX would take their appeal to the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (T...