Act Number: 39

Act Name: The Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983

Year: 1983

Enactment Date: 1983-12-25

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of Tribunals for the determination, in a fair manner, of the question whether a person is an illegal migrant to enable the Central Government to expel illegal migrants from India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 17: Power of superintendence by Appellate Tribunal.
    1[17. Power of superintendence by Appellate Tribunal.-- (1) Every Appellate Tribunal shall have superintendence over all the Tribunals in the State.
     (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, the Appellate Tribunal may--
         (a) call for returns from any Tribunal;
         (b) make general rules and specify forms for regulating the practice and proceedings of Tribunals; and
         (c) specify the forms in which books, entries and accounts shall be kept by the officers of Tribunals.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for section 17 (w.e.f. 24-4-1988).
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