https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760729 A statutory regulator whose tariff-setting role is regulatory, not adjudicatory, may be impleaded and heard in appeals against its tariff orders before the Appellate Tribunal because it has a public interest in the outcome and the statute does not exclude it by implication. On the same reasoning, where the statute permits a further appeal to the Supreme Court and the regulator is a necessary party in the tribunal proceedings, maintainability of that appeal can also arise by necessary implication even without express wording. The preliminary objection to maintainability therefore failed, and the merits were left for separate hearing. en-us Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:39:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760729 A statutory regulator whose tariff-setting role is regulatory, not adjudicatory, may be impleaded and heard in appeals against its tariff orders before the Appellate Tribunal because it has a public interest in the outcome and the statute does not exclude it by implication. On the same reasoning, where the statute permits a further appeal to the Supreme Court and the regulator is a necessary party in the tribunal proceedings, maintainability of that appeal can also arise by necessary implication even without express wording. The preliminary objection to maintainability therefore failed, and the merits were left for separate hearing. Case-Laws Law of Competition Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760729