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Under the Information Technology Act, 2000 as it now stands, which body serves as the Appellate Tribunal for hearing appeals against orders of the Controller or an adjudicating officer?

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal is the Appellate Tribunal under the IT Act, 2000. Since the Finance Act, 2017, it replaced the former Cyber Appellate Tribunal and exercises the jurisdiction, powers and authority conferred on it by the Act.

  1. AThe Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate TribunalCorrect
  2. BA separately constituted Cyber Appellate Tribunal with its own Chairperson
  3. CThe Securities Appellate Tribunal
  4. DThe National Company Law Appellate Tribunal

Explanation

Section 48(1), as substituted by the Finance Act, 2017, makes the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (set up under the TRAI Act, 1997) the Appellate Tribunal for the IT Act. The separate Cyber Appellate Tribunal no longer exists as a distinct body, so option B reflects the pre-2017 position.

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