Appellate Tribunal procedure: guided by natural justice, may regulate its own practice and exercise civil court powers for enforcement. Appellate Tribunal procedure is not bound by the Code of Civil Procedure and must be guided by natural justice; it may regulate its own procedure. The Tribunal has the same powers as a civil court to summon and examine witnesses, require document production, receive affidavit evidence, requisition public records, issue commissions, dismiss or set aside representations for default, and exercise other prescribed powers. Tribunal orders are enforceable like court decrees and proceedings are deemed judicial, with the Tribunal treated as a civil court for specified criminal procedural provisions.