(1) A person making an application to the Tribunal may either appear in person with the permission of the Tribunal or take the assistance of a legal practitioner of his choice to plead his case before the Tribunal.
(2) The State Government may appoint one or more persons (whether legal practitioner or not) as its representatives to act or plead before the Tribunal.
18. The Chairman, the Judicial Members and the Administrative Members, and the officers and other employees of the Tribunal including the officers, if any, appointed to assist the Tribunal in the discharge of its functions under this Act, shall be deemed to be public servants within the 45 of 1860. meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
19. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against—
(a) the State Government or any officer of that Government, or
(b) the Chairman or any Judicial Member or any Administrative Member, or any officer or other employee of the Tribunal, or any officer appointed to assist the Tribunal in the discharge of its functions under this Act, for anything which is in good faith or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or the regulations made thereunder.
Appearance before Tribunal in any proceeding.
Chairman, Judicial Members, Administrative Members, officers and other employees, etc. of Tribunal to be deemed to be public servants.
Protection of action taken in good faith.