Orders constituting Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings
Section 55 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 deals with orders constituting Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings. No order of the Central Government appointing any person as the [Chairperson or the Member] of a [Appellate Tribunal] shall be called in question in any manner and no act or proceeding before a [Appellate Tribunal] shall be called in question in any manner on the ground merely of any defect in the c The Act came into force on 17 Oct 2000.
No order of the Central Government appointing any person as the 2 [Chairperson or the Member] of a 1 [Appellate Tribunal] shall be called in question in any manner and no act or proceeding before a 3 [Appellate Tribunal] shall be called in question in any manner on the ground merely of any defect in the constitution of a 3 [Appellate Tribunal].
Section 55, The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000).
Questions about Section 55
What does Section 55 of the Information Technology Act deal with?
Section 55 of the Information Technology Act is headed "Orders constituting Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings". No order of the Central Government appointing any person as the [Chairperson or the Member] of a [Appellate Tribunal] shall be called in question in any manner and no act or proceeding before a [Appellate Tribunal] shall be called in question in any manner on the ground merely of any defect in the c
How do I find court cases under Section 55 of the Information Technology Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: IT Act 55, section 55 IT Act, section 55 of the Information Technology Act. People searching for it also type income tax act 55 2 and income tax act 55. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 55 of the Information Technology Act come into force?
Section 55 of the Information Technology Act, cited as IT Act 55, came into force on 17 Oct 2000, having been enacted on 09 Jun 2000. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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