What is Right to representation? Section 48 of The BTP (Prohibition) Amendment Act 2016
(1) A person preferring an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal under this Act may either appear in person or take the assistance of an authorised representative of his choice to present his case before the Appellate Tribunal.
(2) The Central Government may authorise one or more of its officers to act as presenting officers on its behalf, and every person so authorised may present the case with respect to any appeal before the Appellate Tribunal.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this section, "authorised representative" means a person authorised by the appellant in writing to appear on his behalf, being -
(i) a person related to the appellant in any manner, or a person regularly
employed by the appellant; or
(ii) any officer of a scheduled bank with which the appellant maintains an account or has other regular dealings; or
(iii) any legal practitioner who is entitled to practice in any civil court
in
India; or
(iv) any person who has passed any accountancy examination recognised
in this behalf by the Board; or
(v) any person who has acquired such educational qualifications as the
Board may prescribe for this purpose.
Section 41 Distribution of business amongst Benches of Appellate Tribunal
Section 42 Power of Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal to transfer case
Section 43 Decision to be by majority
Section 44 Members etc to be public servants
Section 45 Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
Section 46 Appeals to Appellate Tribunal
Section 47 Rectification of mistakes
Section 48 Right to representation