Section 431: Vacancy in Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal not to invalidate acts or proceedings
This section ensures that vacancies in the Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal do not affect the validity of their acts or proceedings.
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What the section says
In plain terms
No act or proceeding of the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal shall be questioned or shall be invalid merely on the ground of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be.
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Amendment notes
- 1. Subs. by Act 31 of 2016, s. 255 and the Eleventh Schedule, for section 429 (w.e.f. 15-11-2016).
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