Appellate Tribunal

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....e the powers and discharge the functions conferred on the Appellate Tribunal by or under this Act:      Provided that where the Appellate Tribunal consists of one member, that member shall be a person who has held a civil judicial post for at least ten years or who has been a member of the Indian Legal Service (not below Grade III) for at least three years or who has been in....

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.... of the Appellate Tribunal shall be filled up by the Government as soon as practicable.       (5)  Where the number of members of the Appellate Tribunal is more than one and if the members differ in opinion on any point, the point shall be decided according to the opinion of the majority, if there is a majority, but if the members are equally divided, the decision ....

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....eeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228, and for the purposes of section 196 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860) and the Appellate Tribunal shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for all the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).      ^1[(9) Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in this sectio....