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CYBER
REGULATIONS APPELLATE TRIBUNAL (CRAT)
A Cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal (CRAT) is to be set up for
appeals from the order of any adjudicating officer. It consists
of one person only- the Presiding Officer.
No
appeal shall lie from an order made by an adjudicating officer with
the consent of the parties.
Every appeal must be filed within a period of forty-five days from
the date on which the person aggrieved receives a copy of the order
made by the adjudicating officer.
The
appeal must be in appropriate form and accompanied by the prescribed
fee. An appeal may be allowed after the expiry of forty-five days
if ‘sufficient cause’ is shown.
The appeal filed before the Cyber Appellate Tribunal shall be dealt
with by it as expeditiously as possible and endeavor shall be made
by it to dispose of the appeal finally within six months from the
date of receipt of the appeal. The CRAT shall also have certain
powers of a civil court.
As
per the Act, no court shall have the jurisdiction to entertain any
matter that can be decided by the adjudicating officer or the CRAT.
However, a provision has been made to appeal from the decision of
the CRAT to the High Court within sixty days of the date of communication
of the order or decision of the CRAT. The stipulated period may
be extended if sufficient cause is shown. The appeal may be made
on either any question of law or question of fact arising from the
order.
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