Information Technology Act Section 55 — Orders constituting Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings

CHAPTER X THE 2[APPELLATE TRIBUNAL]

Cyber Law

Summary

No order made by the Central Government to appoint someone as the Chairperson or a Member of the Appellate Tribunal can be challenged or questioned in any way. Also, no action taken or proceeding conducted before the Appellate Tribunal can be questioned merely because there is some defect in how the Tribunal was set up or constituted.

Official Text

No order of the Central Government appointing any person as the 7[Chairperson or the Member] of a 2[Appellate Tribunal] shall be called in question in any manner and no act or proceeding before a 1[Appellate Tribunal] shall be called in question in any manner on the ground merely of any defect in the constitution of a 1[Appellate Tribunal].