(1) The ARPe)late Authority shall consi;:;t of Oily' Ch9irrnan, one admj~istrative and o~~ technical member for the purposes .at this Act. The Chairman of the Appellate Authority shall be drawn from the pool of retired officers having served. . .. A not below the rank of Secretary to the Gover~ment of India.
(2) The administrative member shall be a person of eminence in public. . , ' law, management, administration or governanc~.
life having wide knowledge and experienoe of not less than twenty five' • years in the.field, namely, public. policy, public affairs, social services, C' ~'""'\ (f~, ,>, ,., c.~ ,\ \.\:tJ\jJ',g,'),\-.
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(3) The technical member to be appointed shall be an expert in the field of information technology and the like, having related qualification and experience ,in his field of not less than twenty five years:,
Provided. thai no merilber of an Appellate Authority shall be a Member.. ofParl,iament or Legislature of any State ot Union: territory nor shall hold any office cqnnected with ,any political party.
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21. Procedure of hearing appeal: • (1) While hearing appeal, the Appellate. Authority shall be guided by the principles af natural justice and,shall grant opportunity of heal"ing to the parties concerned.
(2) The Appellate Authority shall have the power to".eall for a,~d summon the records of the case 'decided by the Regulatory ;uthority 'and shall be competent to reverse, modify or set aside the order passed by the Regulatory Authority. The' Appellate Authority shall also be empowered after selting aside the order of the Regulatory Authority, to remand the " case backto it with ~irection to pa~s a fresh order.
(3) The Appellate Authority shall not be bound by the coa'; 'of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) 6r'theEvidence Act; 1872 (1 of 1812) and . ' ' ,~" may prescribe its own procedure of hear-ing the appeal. «r' 'E'\\ , ~\t ;:)y
22. Remuneration and all~wances • The Chair~erson and membe;~ , . . " of the Appellate Authority shall be paid such remuneration and allowances as pr~scribed by the Government in accordance with the rUles made under'thls Act..
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CHAPTER-VIII MISCEL~ENEOUS
23. Power to issue direCtions.~-·"'-TheGovernrrle"nt may fr~m ti'me to time, issue to the RegulatoryAuthority such directions as, in its opinion, may be necessary or expedientforcarrying. out the purposes oHhisAcl and it S[;2" be the .duty of the Regulatory Authority to comply yvith such.. . ~ directions.