Constitution of Tribunal

Constitution of Tribunal:—

1. (1) The Government shall constitute a Tribunal for such area or areas as may be specified, for the purpose of performing the functions assigned to it by or under this Act.
2. (2) The Tribunal shall consist of three members, namely:—
   • (a) A Chairman, who shall be a person who is or has been a District Judge;
   • (b) a member, who shall be an officer of the Co-operative Department not below the rank of a Joint Registrar;
   • (c) a member, who shall be a Chartered Accountant or a person who has served as a senior officer in the Co-operative Department or a person, who has been atleast for five years, an Advocate or a person who has worked as a Professor of Law or Economics in a University for atleast five years.
3. (3) The members of the Tribunal shall be appointed by the Government for such period as may be prescribed.
4. (4) The Tribunal shall have the power to regulate its own procedure, and shall be guided by the principles of natural justice.
5. (5) The Tribunal shall have the same powers as are vested in a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908) while trying a suit in respect of the following matters:—
   • (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;
   • (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document;
   • (c) receiving evidence on affidavit;
   • (d) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses.