Appellate Tribunal procedure: not bound by civil procedure, guided by natural justice, with civil court powers and enforceable orders.

The Appellate Tribunal is not bound by the Code of Civil Procedure but is guided by natural justice and may regulate its own procedure; it possesses specified civil court powers (summoning witnesses, enforcing attendance, examining on oath, compelling discovery and production of documents, receiving affidavit evidence, requisitioning public records, issuing commissions, and handling ex parte matters). Tribunal orders are enforceable like court decrees and may be executed by the competent court where a company's registered office or a person's residence or business is located; proceedings are deemed judicial and the Tribunal is treated as a civil court for certain penal and criminal procedural provisions.

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