Bench allocation power: Chairperson can assign matters, authorize cross-bench duties and transfer members subject to approval. Chairperson may order distribution of the Commission's business among Benches, specify matters for each Bench, and the Chairperson's decision on whether a matter falls within a Bench's allocation is final; the Chairperson may authorize Members of one Bench to discharge functions of another Bench and transfer Members between Benches, with transfers between cities requiring prior Central Government approval; the Chairperson may also order that matters be decided by a Bench composed of more than the usual number of Members when warranted by the nature of the questions involved.
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Bench allocation power: Chairperson can assign matters, authorize cross-bench duties and transfer members subject to approval.
Chairperson may order distribution of the Commission's business among Benches, specify matters for each Bench, and the Chairperson's decision on whether a matter falls within a Bench's allocation is final; the Chairperson may authorize Members of one Bench to discharge functions of another Bench and transfer Members between Benches, with transfers between cities requiring prior Central Government approval; the Chairperson may also order that matters be decided by a Bench composed of more than the usual number of Members when warranted by the nature of the questions involved.
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