Ms. Indira Banerjee, J.

In W.P.No.5915 of 2018, hereinafter referred to as the first writ petition, the writ petitioner has challenged a Notification dated 16.2.2018 passed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as TRAI ) in exercise of powers conferred under 11(2) read with Section 11(1)(b)(i) of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, hereinafter referred to as the TRAI Act, making the Telecommunication Tariff (Sixty third Amendment) Order 2018, amending the Telecommunication Tariff Order, 1999.

2. In W.P.No.5916 of 2018, hereinafter referred to as the second writ petition, the writ petitioner has challenged a communication No.301-7(27)/2017-F&EA, dated 07.3.2018, the relevant portion whereof is extracted hereinbelow:

“3. After the consultation process, TRAI has notified TTO (63rd Amendment) on 16.02.2018 defining the Regulatory principles of tariff assessment. In this context, your particular attention is invited to Para 7.4.2 (e) (iv) & (v) of the explanatory memorandum to the 63rd Amendment of TTO. The offer of a discount is effectively the offer of a new tariff. The Authority is of the opinion that segmented offers which have t