The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
Chapter V Settlement
of Disputes
24. Board to settle
disputes.-
1. Save
as otherwise provided for arbitration in the relevant agreements between
entities or between an entity or any other person, as the case may be, if any
dispute arises, in respect of matters referred to in sub-section (2) among
entities or between an entity and any other person, such dispute shall be
decided by a Bench consisting of the Member (Legal) and one or more members
nominated by the Chairperson: Provided that if the members of the Bench differ
on any point or points, they shall state the point or points on which they
differ and refer the same to a member other than a member of the Bench for
hearing on such point or points and such point or points shall be decided
according to the opinion of that member.
2. The
Bench constituted under sub-section (1) shall exercise, on and from the
appointed day, all such jurisdiction, powers and authority as were exercisable
by a civil court on any matter relating to -
a. refining, processing,
storage, transportation and distribution of petroleum, petroleum products and
natural gas by the entities;
b. marketing and sale of
petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas including the quality of service
and security of supply to the consumers by the entities; and
c. registration or
authorisation issued by the Board under section 15 or section 19.
1.
2.
3. Notwithstanding
anything contained in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), the Board
shall have the power to decide matters referred to in sub-section (2) on or
after the appointed day.