Chairperson, Presiding Officer and staff of Appellate Tribunal and Tribunal to be public servants.

1[32. Chairperson, Presiding Officer and staff of Appellate Tribunal and Tribunal to be public servants.-- The Chairperson of an Appellate Tribunal, the Presiding Officer of a Tribunal, the Recovery Officer and other officers and employees of an Appellate Tribunal and a Tribunal shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).]