Tribunal Must Respect First Appeal Process; Cannot Assume Role of First Appellate Authority Under the Act's Scheme.

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....The scheme of the Act would not permit the Tribunal to jettison the first appeal before the Commissioner and allow itself to act as first Appellate Authority. If the second appeal lies before the Tribunal and the Tribunal were to disregard the first appellate forum and convert itself into first Appellate Authority, the same would be froth with two difficulties. - HC....