Section Section 68
(2_ The Central Government 0 the State Government, as the case may be, shall pre
section 68. (2_ The Central Government 0 the State Government, as the case may be, shall prescribe, the matters and areas in relation to which the Tribunal may exercise jurisdiction. 3) The Tribunal shall consist of one person only (hereinafter referred to as the Presiding Officer of the Tribunal) to be appointed, by notification, by the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be:
34
Provided that no person shall be qualified for appointment as Presiding Officer to the Tribunal unless he is or has been a District Judge. The qualifications, appointment, term of office, salary and allowances, resignation and removal of the Presiding Officer shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government: 5) The procedure of appeal and powers of the Tribunal shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government: 71. Procedure and powers of Tribunal: 1) The Tribunal shall not be bound by the procedure laid down by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) but shall be guided by the principles of natural justice and, subject to the other provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder; the Tribunal shall have powers to regulate its own procedure including the place at which it shall have its sittings. (2) The Tribunal shall have, for the purposes of discharging its functions under this Act, the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), while trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely: summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him 0n oath; b) requiring the discovery and production of documents or other electronic records; receiving evidence on affidavits; issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses Or documents; reviewing its decisions; dismissing an application for default or deciding it ex parte; any other matter which may be prescribed by the Central Government. (3) Every proceeding before the Tribunal shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228, and for the purposes of
Roop's Law Assist