law: The Competition Act, 2002 
  21. Reference by
  
  statutory authority.-
  1.  
  
    Where
  
  in the course of a proceeding before any statutory authority an issue is raised
  
  by any party that any decision which such statutory authority has taken or
  
  proposes to take, is or would be, contrary to any o the provisions of this Act,
  
  then such statutory authority may make a reference in respect of such issue to
  
  the Commission.
  2.  
  
    On
  
  receipt of a reference under sub-section (1), the Commission shall, after
  
  hearing the parties to the proceedings, give its opinion to such statutory
  
  authority which shall thereafter pass such order on the issues referred to in
  
  that sub-section as t deems fit: Provided that the Commission shall give its
  
  opinion under this section within sixty days of receipt of such reference.