Section 23 of CAT Act 1985 - Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers

What is the Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers? Section 23 of Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985

 

Section 23 : Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers

(1) A person making an application to a Tribunal under this Act may either appear in person or take the assistance of a legal practitioner of his choice to present his case before the Tribunal.


 

(2) The Central Government or a State Government or a local or other authority or corporation [or society], to which the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 14 or sub-section (3) of section 15 apply, [may authorize one or more legal practitioners or any of its officers to act as presenting officers and every person so authorized by it may present its case with respect to any application before a Tribunal].