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(1) The State Government shall constitute a Tribunal, to be Co-operative called the Co-operative Tribunal, consisting of such number of members Tribunal. possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed. (2) The Tribunal shall hear such appeals from orders, decisions or awards made under this Act, as are specified in the Third Schedule, as lying to the Tribunal and shall exercise all the powers conferred upon an Appellate Court by Order XLI in the First Schedule to the 5 of 1908. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. (3) The Tribunal may call for and examine the record of any proceeding in which an appeal lies to it for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the legality or propriety of any order or decision passed therein, 233 The West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 1973. [West Ben. Act (Chapter XIV.—Jurisdiction, appeal and revision.— Section 134.) and if in any case it appears to the Tribunal that any such order or decision should be' modified, annulled or revised, it may make such orders as it thinks fit. (4) Any person aggrieved by an order made by the Tribunal may, within ninety days from the date of such order, apply to the Tribunal for review of the order: Provided that no application for review shall be granted unless the Tribunal is satisfied that there has been discovery of new and important matter or evidence which, after the exercise of due diligence, was not within the knowledge of the applicant or could not be produced by him at the time when its order was made, or that there is some mistake or error apparent on the face of the record, or that any other sufficient reason exists for granting the application. (5) No order shall be made by the Tribunal under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) without affording to any person, likely to be affected adversely by such order, an opportunity of being heard. (6) During the pendency of any appeal or application for review, or while calling for the record of any proceeding for examination, the Tribunal may, on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, make such interlocutory orders as may appear to it to be just and convenient. (7) The Tribunal may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules, for regulating its procedure and disposal of its business. Appeal.