Appointment of Adjudicating Authority [ Section 16]

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....after in this section referred to as the said person) a reasonable opportunity of being heard for the purpose of imposing any penalty. * Where the Adjudicating Authority is of opinion that the said person is likely to abscond or is likely to evade in any manner, the payment of penalty, if levied, it may direct the said person to furnish a bond or guarantee for such amount and subject to such conditions as it may deem fit. * Orders of appointment of Adjudicating Authorities * In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 16(1), the central government has made the following orders to appoint adjudicating authorities and specify their respective jurisdiction to hold inquiry for the purpose of adjudication in respect of certain contrave....

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....rcement Exceeding ₹ 25 crores. (2) Additional Director of Enforcement upto ₹ 25 crores but not less than ₹ 5 crores. (3) Joint Director of Enforcement upto ₹ 25 crores but not less than ₹ 5 crores. (4) Deputy Director of Enforcement upto ₹ 5 crores and not less than ₹ 2 crores. (5) Assistant Director of Enforcement upto ₹ 2 crores. Jurisdiction of Adjudicating Authorities : Section 16(2) Section 16(2) vests in the Central Government the authority for the following two matters: * Appointment of Adjudicating Authority under Section 16(1) * Specifying the respective Jurisdiction of the Authorities so appointed The power for the abovementioned matters are required to be exer....

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.... conferred on the Appellate Tribunal under section 28(2). A reference to section 28(2) shows that there are following matters in respect of which the power of civil court may be exercised: * Summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; * Requiring the discovery and production of documents; receiving evidence on affidavits; * Receiving evidence on affidavits * Subject to the provisions of section 123 and 124 of the Indian evidence act , 1872, requisitioning any public record or document or copy of such records or document from any office [section 123 and 124 of the said act respectively deal with " Evidence as to affairs of State" and "Official communications"] * Issuing commissions for the examin....