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Amendment of : In Section 352 of the Principal Act, new sections 352-A and 352-B shall be Section 352 inserted as follows, namely: 352-A. Municipal Appellate Tribunal: (1) The State Government may constitute a Municipal Appellate Tribunal for hearing and disposal of an order passed by an officer of the municipality, which shall be appealable under the Act and any Rules framed thereunder. (2) The Municipal Appellate Tribunal may consist of a Chairman and such other members not exceeding five or as the State Government may provide by Rules framed under the Act including the qualifications thereof. (3) All members of the Tribunal shall be below the age of seventy (70) years. (4) The Chairman may constitute one or more separate benches, each bench comprising of two or more members, one of whom shall be a Judicial Member and may transfer to any such bench - 20 - Ex-391/2015 any appeal for disposal or may withdraw from any such bench any appeal before it is finally disposed of. (5) Where a separate bench is constituted under the sub-section (4), the Judicial Member shall exercise and perform all the powers and functions of the Chairman under the Act and Rules provided by the State Government. (6) The State Government shall appoint the Chairman and other members on such terms and conditions as it may determine and shall be paid from the Fund of the State Government. (7) The Tribunal shall have an establishment consisting of a Registrar and such officers and other employees appointed on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. The expenses of establishment shall be paid out of the consolidated Fund of the State Government. (8) The State Government by way of Rules shall provide for the procedure of hearing and disposal of appeals, as well as realization of fees in connection with appeals. 352-B. Appeal: 1) Any person dissatisfied with any order passed under this Act or any Rules framed here under may prefer an appeal before the Tribunal. Provided that such appeal shall be presented to the Tribunal within forty-five days from the date of service of and shall be accompanied by a copy of the said aggrieved order. 2) No appeal under this section shall be entertained unless any dues to the municipality determined under the aggrieved order by the municipality are deposited with the municipality. 3) The provisions of Part II and Part III of the Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963) relating to appeal shall apply appeal preferred under this section. 4) The decision of the Tribunal with regard to any valuation or assessment of revenue shall be final and no suit or proceeding shall lie in any Civil Court in respect of any matter, which has been or may be referred to or has been decided by the Tribunal.” Secretary, Law & Judicial Department, Govt. of Mizoram. Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/200 - 21 - Ex-391/2015 - 22 - Ex-391/2015 - 23 - Ex-391/2015 - 24 - Ex-391/2015 - 25 - Ex-391/2015 - 26 - Ex-391/2015 - 27 - Ex-391/2015 Ex-391/2015 - 28 - Ex-391/2015 - 29 - Ex-391/2015 - 30 - Ex-391/2015 - 31 - Ex-391/2015 - 32 - Ex-391/2015 - 33 - Ex-391/2015 - 34 - Ex-391/2015 - 35 - Ex-391/2015 - 36 - Ex-391/2015 - 37 - Ex-391/2015 - 38 - Ex-391/2015 - 39 - Ex-391/2015 - 40 - Ex-391/2015 Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/200