https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281151 TRAI's regulatory powers were held to be confined to the statutory framework and could not be used to override licences issued by the Central Government or alter private contractual rights. Its functions on licensing policy, future licence conditions, revocation, and technology matters remained recommendatory, while regulation of interconnection, revenue sharing, and consumer protection had to operate consistently with the Act, rules, and licence terms. The Court held that the Authority could not convert an advisory function into a binding one by regulation or direction, and had no express power to vary contracts or licence conditions. The impugned regulation, including the overriding clause, was therefore ultra vires and quashed. en-us Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 13:07:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281151 TRAI's regulatory powers were held to be confined to the statutory framework and could not be used to override licences issued by the Central Government or alter private contractual rights. Its functions on licensing policy, future licence conditions, revocation, and technology matters remained recommendatory, while regulation of interconnection, revenue sharing, and consumer protection had to operate consistently with the Act, rules, and licence terms. The Court held that the Authority could not convert an advisory function into a binding one by regulation or direction, and had no express power to vary contracts or licence conditions. The impugned regulation, including the overriding clause, was therefore ultra vires and quashed. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281151