law: 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.