"(1A) The officers and other employees of a Tribunal shall discharge their functions under the general superintendence of the Chairman.".
11. In sections 14 and 15 of the principal Act,—
(a) the words and figures "under article 136 of the Constitution", wherever they occur, shall be omitted;
(b) after the word "corporation", wherever It occurs, the words "or society" shall be inserted;
(c) after the word "corporations", wherever it occurs, the worda "or societies" shall be inserted.
12. In sub-section (1) of section 18 of the principal Act,—
(a) for the words "any additional Bench or Benches of a Tribunal is or are constituted", the words "any Benches of a Tribunal are constituted" shall be substituted;
(b) the words "principal Bench and the additional Bench or additional" shall be omitted.
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13. In section 19 of the principal Act,—
(a) in the Explanation below sub-section (1)( after the word "corporation", at both the places where it occurs, the words "or society" shall be insetted;
(b) in sub-section (2), for the words "as may be prescribed by the Central Government", the words "in respect of the filing of such application and by such other fees for the service or execution of processes, as may be prescribed by the Central Government1' shall be substituted;
(c) for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely: — "(3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the Tribunal shall, if satisfied after such inquiry as it may deem necessary, that the application is a fit case for adjudication or trial by it, admit such application; but where the Tribunal is not so satisfied, it may summarily reject the application after recording its reasons.".
14. In section 22 of the principal Act,—
(a) in sub-section (2), for the words "after hearing of oral arguments, if any, allowed by the Tribunal in the circumstances of the case", the words "after hearing such oral arguments as may be adduced" shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-section (3), for the words "holding any inquiry", the words "discharging its functions under this Act" shall be substituted.
15. In sub-section (2) of section 23. of the principal Act,—
(a) after the word "corporation", the words "or society" shall be inserted;
(b) for the portion beginning with* the words "may appoint" and ending with the words "before a Tribunal", the words "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" shall be substituted.