(1) A person making an application to a Regional Land Reforms Tribunal or the Special Land Reforms Tribunal may either appear in person with the permission of the Tribunal concerned or take the assistance of a legal practitioner of his choice to plead his case before the Tribunal concerned.
(2) The State Government may appoint one or more persons (whether legal practitioners or not) as its representatives to act or plead before a Regional Land Reforms Tribunal or the Special Land Reforms Tribunal.
Power to punish for contempt of Regional Land Reforms Tribunal or Special Land Reforms Tribunal.
Power of Regional Land Reforms Tribunal and Special Land Reforms Tribunal to take evidence on oath etc.
Appearance before a Regional Land Reforms Tribunal or the Special Land Reforms Tribunal in any proceeding.
169 The West Bengal Land Reforms Tribunal Act, 1991.
[West Ben. Act (Chapter IV.—Miscellaneous.—Sections 33-35.)
(3) The State Government may appoint and authorise, in addition to any Authority under the relevant specified Act, an officer to receive processes against the State Government or against an officer of that Government issued by a Regional Land Reforms Tribunal or the Special Land Reforms Tribunal.
Members, Technical Members, officers and other employees of Regional Land Reforms Tribunal and Chairman, Judicial Members, Administrative Members, officers and other employees of Special Land Reforms Tribunal to be deemed to be public servants.
Protection of action taken in good faith.
Power to make rules.
33. All Members including the Members with or without the additional designation of Chairman and all Technical Members of a Regional Land Reforms Tribunal and all officers and other employees including Assessors and Surveyors appointed to assist such Tribunal and the Chairman and all Judicial Members and all Administrative Members of the Special Land Reforms Tribunal and all officers and other employees including Assessors and Surveyors appointed to assist the Special Land Reforms Tribunal shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
34. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against—
(a) the State Government or any officer of that Government, Or
(b) any Member with or without the additional designation of Chairman or any Technical Member or any officer or other employee of a Regional Land Reforms Tribunal, or
(c) the Chairman or any Judicial Member or any Administrative Member or any officer or other employees of the Special Land Reforms Tribunal, for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or the regulations made thereunder.