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1[CHAPTER VIIIA

COMPETITON APPELLATE TRIBUNAL

Establishment of Appellate Tribunal

53A. (1) The Central Government shall, by notification, establish an Appellate Tribunal to be known as Competition Appellate Tribunal –

(a) to hear and dispose of appeals against any direction issued or decision made or order passed by the Commission under sub-sections (2) and (6) of section 26,2 ["sub-section (6) of section 6, sub-sections (2), (2A), (6) and (9) of section 26"] section 27, section 28, section 31, section 32, section 33, section 38, section 39, section 43, section 43A, section 44, section 45 or section 46 of the Act;

(b) to adjudicate on claim for compensation that may arise from the findings of the Commission or the orders of the Appellate Tribunal in an appeal against any finding of the Commission or under section 42A or under sub- section(2) of section 53Q of this Act, and pass orders for the recovery of compensation under section 53N of this Act.

(2) The Headquarter of the Appellate Tribunal shall be at such place as the Central Government may, by notification, specify.]

Note:

1. “Chapter VIIIA” Inserted by Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007.

2.Substituted by the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 dated 11.04.2023.

In section 53A of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in clause (a)

["sub-section (6) of section 6, sub-sections (2), (2A), (6) and (9) of section 26"]