Right to legal representation allows appellants to appear personally or through authorised professionals in appellate proceedings. Section 22C grants appellants the right to appear personally or to authorise chartered accountants, company secretaries, cost accountants, legal practitioners, or any of its officers to present their case before the Securities Appellate Tribunal. The explanatory clauses require that the listed professionals be defined as per their respective Acts and hold a certificate of practice; 'legal practitioner' includes advocates, vakils, attorneys of any High Court and pleaders in practice.
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Right to legal representation allows appellants to appear personally or through authorised professionals in appellate proceedings.
Section 22C grants appellants the right to appear personally or to authorise chartered accountants, company secretaries, cost accountants, legal practitioners, or any of its officers to present their case before the Securities Appellate Tribunal. The explanatory clauses require that the listed professionals be defined as per their respective Acts and hold a certificate of practice; "legal practitioner" includes advocates, vakils, attorneys of any High Court and pleaders in practice.
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