Section 23: Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers.

The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985Central Act · Act 13 of 1985

(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 [or society], to which the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 14 or sub-section (3) of section 15 apply, [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.]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
Section	23
Marginal note	Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

inserted. . Ins. by s. 16, ibid. (w.e.f. 22-1-1986).
substituted. . Subs. by s. 16, ibid., for "may appoint" (w.e.f. 22-1-1986).

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