law: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
  28. Civil penalty for
  
  contravention of directions given by the Board.-
  In case any complaint
  
  is filed before the Board by any person or if the Board is satisfied that any
  
  person has contravened a direction issued by the Board under this Act to
  
  provide access to, or to adhere to the transportation rate in respect of a
  
  common carrier, or to display maximum retail price at retail outlets, or
  
  violates the terms and conditions subject to which registration or
  
  authorisation has been granted under section 15 or section 19 or the retail
  
  service obligations or marketing service obligations, or does not furnish
  
  information, document, return of report required by the Board, it may, after
  
  giving such person an opportunity of being heard in the matter, by order in writing,
  
  direct that, without prejudice to any other penalty to which he may be liable
  
  under this Act, such person shall pay, by way of civil penalty an amount which
  
  shall not exceed one crore rupees for each contravention and in case of a
  
  continuing failure with additional penalty which may extend to ten lakh rupees
  
  for every day during which the failure continues after contravention of the
  
  first such direction: Provided that in the case of a complaint on restrictive
  
  trade practice, the amount of civil penalty may extend to five times the unfair
  
  gains made by the entity or ten crore rupees, whichever is higher.