Lawgist23Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers
(1) A person making an application to a Tribunal under this Act may either appear in person or take the assistance of a legal practitioner of his choice to present his case before the Tribunal.
(2) The Central Government or a State Government or a local or other authority or corporation 1[or society], to which the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 14 or sub-section (3) of section 15 apply, 2[may authorise one or more legal practitioners or any of its officers to act as presenting officers and every person so authorised by it may present its case with respect to any application before a Tribunal.]
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1. Ins. by s. 16, ibid. (w.e.f. 22-1-1986).
2. Subs. by s. 16, ibid., for "may appoint" (w.e.f. 22-1-1986).
- 19 Applications to tribunals
- 20 Applications not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted
- 21 Limitation
- 22 Procedure and powers of Tribunals
- 23 Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers
- 24 Conditions as to making of interim orders
- 25 Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another
- 26 Decision to be by majority
- 27 Execution of orders of a Tribunal
