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Section 112. (1) The Appellate Tribunal shall consist of a Chairperson and three other

Members.

(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 of the Appellate
Tribunal with two or more Members of the Appellate Tribunal as the Chairperson
of the Appellate Tribunal may deem fit:

Provided that every Bench constituted under this clause shall include at
least one Judicial Member and one Technical Member;
(c)
the Benches of the Appellate Tribunal shall ordinarily sit at
Delhi and such other places as the Central Government may, in consultation with
the Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal, notify;

(d) the Central Government shall notify the areas in relation to which
each Bench of the Appellate Tribunal may exercise jurisdiction.


(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the
Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal may transfer a Member of the Appellate
Tribunal from one Bench to another Bench.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this Chapter,-

(i) ª Judicial Memberº means a Member of the Appellate Tribunal
appointed as such under sub-clause (i) of caluse (b) of sub-section (1) of section
113, and includes the Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal;

(ii) ª Technical Memberº means a Member of the Appellate Tribunal
appointed as such under sub-clause (ii) or sub-clause (iii) of clause (b) of sub-
section (1) of section 113.


Qualifications for
appointment of
Chairperson and
Member of the
Appellate
Tribunal.