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			{{Short description\|Indian government tribunal}}
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	\|chiefjudgename = Justice [[~~Shiva Kirti Singh~~]]		\|chiefjudgename = Justice [[Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel]]
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	The '''Telecommunications Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal''' ('''TDSAT''') was established to adjudicate disputes and dispose of appeals with a view to protect the interests of service providers and consumers of the [[Telecommunications in India\|~~telecom~~ sector]] and to promote and ensure orderly growth ~~of the telecom sector~~.<ref name="TRAI Act">{{cite web\|title=TRAI Act\|url=http://www.tdsat.nic.in/Vol.1_%20Part-1%28bare%20acts%29.pdf\|accessdate=20 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="TDSAT - profile">{{cite web\|title=TDSAT - profile\|url=http://tdsat.nic.in/profile2.htm\|accessdate=20 May 2013\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508223006/http://www.tdsat.nic.in/profile2.htm\|archivedate=8 May 2012}}</ref>		The '''Telecommunications Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal''' ('''TDSAT''') was established to adjudicate disputes and dispose of appeals with a view to protect the interests of service providers and consumers of the [[Telecommunications in India\|Indian telecommunications sector]] and to promote and ensure its orderly growth.<ref name="TRAI Act">{{cite web\|title=TRAI Act\|url=http://www.tdsat.nic.in/Vol.1_%20Part-1%28bare%20acts%29.pdf\|accessdate=20 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="TDSAT - profile">{{cite web\|title=TDSAT - profile\|url=http://tdsat.nic.in/profile2.htm\|accessdate=20 May 2013\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508223006/http://www.tdsat.nic.in/profile2.htm\|archivedate=8 May 2012}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	In 2000, the [[Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee\|Vajpayee government]] constituted the Telecommunications Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) through an amendment of the 1997 act,<ref name="TDSAT - profile"/> through an ordinance. The primary objective of TDSAT's establishment was to release TRAI from adjudicatory and dispute settlement functions in order to strengthen the regulatory framework. Any dispute involving parties like licensor, licensee, service provider and consumers are resolved by TDSAT. Moreover, any direction, order or decision of TRAI can be challenged by appealing in TDSAT.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.dot.gov.in/osp/Brochure/Brochure.htm \|title= Department of Telecommunications Ministry of Communications & IT \|url-status= dead \|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20111124101505/http://www.dot.gov.in/osp/Brochure/Brochure.htm \|archivedate= 2011-11-24 }}</ref>		In 2000, the [[Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee\|Vajpayee government]] constituted the Telecommunications Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) through an amendment of the 1997 act,<ref name="TDSAT - profile"/> through an ordinance. The primary objective of TDSAT's establishment was to release TRAI from adjudicatory and dispute settlement functions in order to strengthen the regulatory framework. Any dispute involving parties like licensor, licensee, service provider and consumers are resolved by TDSAT. Moreover, any direction, order or decision of TRAI can be challenged by appealing in TDSAT.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.dot.gov.in/osp/Brochure/Brochure.htm \|title= Department of Telecommunications Ministry of Communications & IT \|url-status= dead \|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20111124101505/http://www.dot.gov.in/osp/Brochure/Brochure.htm \|archivedate= 2011-11-24 }}</ref>

	==Organisation ~~Structure~~==		==Organisation structure==

	The TDSAT consists of a Chairperson and two Members.		The TDSAT consists of a Chairperson and two Members.

	~~{{As of\|October 2018}}, the Composition~~ of the Tribunal is:		The current composition of the Tribunal is:
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
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	! Designation		! Designation
	\|-		\|-
	\| Justice [[~~Shiva Kirti Singh~~]]		\| Justice [[Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel]]
	\| ~~Chairman~~		\| Chairperson
	\|-
	~~\| A K Bhargava~~
	~~\| Member-I~~
	\|-
	~~\| Musharraf Husain~~
	~~\| Registrar~~
	\|-		\|-
			\| Justice Ram Krishna Gautam
			\| Member
	\|}		\|}

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	\| Justice S. B. Sinha		\| Justice S. B. Sinha
	\| 3 November 2009 to 2 November 2012		\| 3 November 2009 to 2 November 2012
			\|-
			\| Justice Aftab Alam
			\| 17 June 2013 to 16 June 2016
			\|-
			\| [[Shiva Kirti Singh]]
			\| 21 April 2017 to 14 March 2022
	\|}		\|}

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The '''Telecommunications Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal''' ('''TDSAT''') was established to adjudicate disputes and dispose of appeals with a view to protect the interests of service providers and consumers of the [[Telecommunications in India|telecom sector]] and to promote and ensure orderly growth of the telecom sector.<ref name="TRAI Act">{{cite web|title=TRAI Act|url=http://www.tdsat.nic.in/Vol.1_%20Part-1%28bare%20acts%29.pdf|accessdate=20 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="TDSAT - profile">{{cite web|title=TDSAT - profile|url=http://tdsat.nic.in/profile2.htm|accessdate=20 May 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508223006/http://www.tdsat.nic.in/profile2.htm|archivedate=8 May 2012}}</ref>

==History==
{{See also|Telecommunications in India|Telecom Regulatory Authority of India}}

The policy of liberalisation that was embarked by Prime Minister [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] in the 1990s helped the [[Telecommunications in India|Indian Telecom sector]] to grow rapidly. The government gradually allowed the entry of the private sectors into [[Telecommunications equipment|telecom equipment manufacturing]], [[value added service]]s, [[radio paging]] and [[Mobile telephony|cellular mobile]] services. In 1994, the government formed the National Telecom Policy (NTP) which helped to attract [[Foreign Direct Investment]]s (FDI) and domestic investments. The entry of private and international players resulted in need of independent regulatory body. As a result, The [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]] (TRAI) was established on 20 February 1997 by an act of parliament called "Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act 1997".

The mission of [[TRAI]] was to create and nurture an environment which will enable quick growth of the telecommunication sector in the country. One of the major objective of TRAI is to provide a transparent policy environment. TRAI has regularly issued orders and directions on various subjects like tariff, interconnections, [[Direct To Home]] (DTH) services and mobile number portability.

In 2000, the [[Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee|Vajpayee government]] constituted the Telecommunications Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) through an amendment of the 1997 act,<ref name="TDSAT - profile"/> through an ordinance. The primary objective of TDSAT's establishment was to release TRAI from adjudicatory and dispute settlement functions in order to strengthen the regulatory framework. Any dispute involving parties like licensor, licensee, service provider and consumers are resolved by TDSAT. Moreover, any direction, order or decision of TRAI can be challenged by appealing in TDSAT.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dot.gov.in/osp/Brochure/Brochure.htm |title= Department of Telecommunications Ministry of Communications & IT |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20111124101505/http://www.dot.gov.in/osp/Brochure/Brochure.htm |archivedate= 2011-11-24 }}</ref>

==Organisation Structure==

The TDSAT consists of a Chairperson and two Members.

{{As of|October 2018}}, the Composition of the Tribunal is:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Designation
|-
| Justice [[Shiva Kirti Singh]]
| Chairman
|-
| A K Bhargava
| Member-I
|-
| Musharraf Husain
| Registrar
|-
|}

List of former Chairmen of TDSAT:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Tenure
|-
| Justice Suhas C. Sen
| 29 May 2000 to 20 December 2002
|-
| Justice D.P. Wadhwa
| 1 January 2003 to 4 May 2005
|-
| Justice [[N. Santosh Hegde]]
| 27 June 2005 to 2 August 2006
|-
| Justice Arun Kumar
| 6 September 2006 to 5 September 2009
|-
| Justice S. B. Sinha
| 3 November 2009 to 2 November 2012
|}

List of former Members of TDSAT:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Tenure
|-
| R.U.S. Prasad
| 29 September 2000 to 28 September 2003
|-
| P.R. Dasgupta
| 3 October 2000 to 2 October 2003
|-
| Vinod Vaish
| 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2007
|-
| Lt Gen D.P.Sehgal
| 15 September 2004 to 14 September 2007
|-
| Dr. J.S. Sarma
| 28 July 2008 to 13 May 2009
|-
| Govind Das Gaiha
| 28 July 2008 to 28 July 2011
|-
| Pramod Kumar Rastogi
| 19 February 2010 to 18 February 2013
|}

==See also==
* [[Communications in India]]
* [[The Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulations, 2010]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.tdsat.gov.in}}

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