Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act,1997
17. Right to legal representation
The applicant or appellant may either appear in person or
authorize one or more chartered accountants or company secretaries or cost
accountants or legal practitioners or any of its officers to present his or its
case before the Appellate Tribunal.
Explanation: For the purposes of this section, -
(a) "chartered accountant" means a chartered accountant as
defined in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Chartered
Accountants Act, 1949 (38 of 1949) of and who has obtained a certificate of
practice under sub-section (1) of section 6 of that Act;
(b) "company secretary" means a company secretary as defined in
clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Companies Secretaries Act,
1980 (56 of 1980) and who has obtained a certificate of practice under
sub-section (1) of section 6 of that Act;
(c) "cost accountant" means a cost accountant as defined in
clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Cost and Works Accountants
Act, 1959 (23 of 1959) and who has obtained a certificate of practice under
sub-section (1) of section 6 of that Act;
(d) "legal practitioner" means an advocate, vakil or an attorney
of any High Court, and includes a pleader in practice.