Section 31
Composition, etc., of Appellate Tribunal. Repealed
The Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988
About this Act
An Act to prohibit benami transactions and the right to recover property held benami and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
1[31. Composition etc., of Appellate Tribunal.--(1) The Appellate Tribunal shall consist of a
Chairperson and at least two other Members of which one shall be a Judicial Member and other shall be
an Administrative Member.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act,--
(a) the jurisdiction of the Appellate Tribunal may be exercised by Benches thereof;
(b) a Bench may be constituted by the Chairperson with two Members as the Chairperson may deem fit;
(c) the Benches of the Appellate Tribunal shall ordinarily sit in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and at such other places as the Central Government may, in consultation with the Chairperson, by notification, specify;
(d) the Central Government shall, by notification, specify the areas in relation to which each Bench of the Appellate Tribunal may exercise its jurisdiction.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Chairperson may transfer a Member from one Bench to another Bench.]
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act,--
(a) the jurisdiction of the Appellate Tribunal may be exercised by Benches thereof;
(b) a Bench may be constituted by the Chairperson with two Members as the Chairperson may deem fit;
(c) the Benches of the Appellate Tribunal shall ordinarily sit in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and at such other places as the Central Government may, in consultation with the Chairperson, by notification, specify;
(d) the Central Government shall, by notification, specify the areas in relation to which each Bench of the Appellate Tribunal may exercise its jurisdiction.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Chairperson may transfer a Member from one Bench to another Bench.]
Notes
1. Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-2016).