Working hours: Appellate Tribunal observes central government holidays, prescribed office and sitting schedules and a late-admission cutoff. The rule prescribes that the Appellate Tribunal observe public and other holidays as per Central Government offices in the locality, remain open on working days with specified office hours subject to any order by the Presiding Officer, restrict admission of non-urgent work after the late-afternoon cutoff, and ordinarily conduct sittings in two sessions subject to the Presiding Officer's orders.