Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 · Chapter II: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Section 3: Establishment and incorporation of Authority
(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification appoint, there shall be established, for the purposes of this Act, an Authority to be called the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall, by the said name, sue or be sued.
[(3) The Authority shall consist of a Chairperson, and not more than two whole-time members and not more than two part-time members, to be appointed by the Central Government.]
(4) The head office of the Authority shall be at New Delhi.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 14 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 3
- Union of India v. Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India Etc. Etc.
- Star India Private Limited v. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion & Ors.
- Cellular Operators Association of India & Ors. v. Telecom Regulatory Authority of Indla & Ors.
- Association of Unified Tele Services Providers & Others v. Union of India