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....who has been an advocate for at least ten years. Explanation.-For the purposes of this sub-section,- (i) in computing the period during which a person has held judicial office in the territory of India, there shall be included any period, after he has held any judicial office, during which the person has been an advocate or has held the office of a member of a tribunal or any post, under the Union or a State, requiring special knowledge of law; (ii) in computing the period during which a person has been an advocate, there shall be included any period during which the person has held a judicial office, or the office of a member of a tribunal or any post, under the Union or a State, requiring special knowledge of law afte....
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....****** NOTES:- 1. Substituted vide Section 50 readwith Fifth Schedule of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1980 w.e.f. 11-10-1982 (Notified vide Notification No. G.S.R. 597(E) dated 11-10-1982) before it was read as, "129. Deposit, pending appeal, of duty demanded or penalty levied. (1) Where the decision or order appealed against relates to any duty demanded in respect of goods which are not under the control of customs authorities or any penalty levied under this Act, any person desirous of appealing against such decision or order shall, pending the appeal, deposit with the proper officer the duty demanded or the penalty levied: Provided that where in any particular case the a....
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.... of Customs" 6. Substituted vide Section 65 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1996 w.e.f. 28-09-1996 before it was read as, "(3) The Central Government shall appoint one of the members of the Appellate Tribunal to be the President thereof." 7. Substituted vide Section 119 of the Finance Act, 2003 w.e.f. 14-05-2003 before it was read as, "Gold (Control)" 8. Substituted vide Section 119 of the Finance Act, 2003 w.e.f. 14-05-2003 before it was read as, "Central Legal Service" 9. Omitted vide Section 119 of the Finance Act, 2003 w.e.f. 14-05-2003 before it was read as, "^3[(4A) The Central Government ....