Section 424 - Procedure before Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal

Tribunal procedure guided by natural justice, not bound by civil procedure code; powers akin to civil courts enable evidence and enforcement.

The Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal are guided by natural justice and may regulate their own procedure, not being bound by the Code of Civil Procedure; they possess the same powers as a civil court for summoning and examining witnesses, compelling discovery and production of documents, receiving affidavit evidence, requisitioning public records, issuing commissions, and managing defaults. Orders of the Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal are enforceable as civil court decrees via the court with territorial jurisdiction over a company's registered office or a person's residence or business, and proceedings are deemed judicial proceedings for specified penal and criminal-procedure purposes.