1. These rules may be called the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal Rules, 1979.
2. They shall come into force at once.

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires.

(a)"Act" means the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal Act, 1976(Karnataka Act 10 of 1976).

(b)"Bench" means a Bench or a Full Bench constituted under section 6 or section 7 of the Act.

(c)"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal.

(d)"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal and includes a Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar.

There shall be a Registrar to the Tribunal who shall be appointed by the State Government. The State Government may if it deems fit, appoint one or more officers designated as Deputy/Assistant Registrars to the Tribunal who shall discharge such duties of the Registrar as may be entrusted to him by the Chairman.

The Tribunal shall furnish such information, reports, statistics and returns regarding the working of the Tribunal as may be called for by the State Government from time to time.

The sittings of the Tribunal at places notified under section 4 (2) of the Act shall be at such intervals as the Chairman may from time to time determine.

The Chairman shall have power:

(a) To constitute Benches from among the members of the Tribunal including himself;

(b) To designate any member to act for any of the purposes of these rules;

(c) To distribute business among the Benches and to transfer appeals or applications from one Bench to another Bench;

(d) To convene meetings of the members of the Tribunal for considering any question connected with the functions and work of the Tribunal.

The Tribunal shall use a circular seal of "2" diameter which shall bear the Karnataka Government Emblem with the following inscription in Kannada and English.

"Karnataka Appellate Tribunal"

The office of the Tribunal shall observe Office hours generally prescribed by the State Government for Government Offices. It shall remain closed on Sundays and on such other holidays as may be declared by the State Government for Government Offices.

In respect of process to be issued from the Tribunal, the fee shall be payable by the party at whose instance such process is to be served. Such fee shall be paid in the form of Court fee stamps at the rates specified below:

Ordinary: For each summons or notice to be sent by registered Post or by Muddam Rs.8.

Emergent: When required to be sent immediately by registered post Or by Muddam Rs.16.

No process shall be issued unless the prescribed fee is duly paid. Emergent process shall be issued only when son directed by the Bench. If the prescribed fee in respect of emergent process is not paid on the very day or as ordered by the Bench or not later than 12 noon on the following working day, the emergent process shall not be issued.

Every summons, notices or other process and every authenticated copy of the order or decision or certified copy of judgment shall be signed by the Registrar or such other officer of the Tribunal as the Chairman may authorize in writing and shall bear the official seal of the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal.

No member shall hear any appeal or application in which he has any personal interest.

The Karnataka Appellate Tribunal Rules, 1975 are hereby repealed.

THE KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL(AMENDMENT)RULES, 1987

GSR 170- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal Act, 1976, (Karnataka Act 10 of 1976) the Government of Karnataka, hereby makes the following rules further to ammend the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal 1979, namely.

1. Title and commencement:

   (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal(Amendment) Rules, 1987.

   (2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of Rule 9. In Rule 9 of the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal Rules, 1979, for the figures "4" and "8" the figures "8" and "16" shall respectively be substituted.

THE KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL(AMENDMENT)RULES, 1993

GSR 176- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal Act, 1976, (Karnataka Act 10 of 1976) the Government of Karnataka, hereby makes the following rules further to ammend the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal 1979, namely.

1. Title and commencement:

   (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal(Amendment) Rules, 1993.

   (2) They shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the official Gazette.

2. Amendment of Rule 2. In Rule 2 of the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal Rules, 1979(hereinafter referred to as the said rules) for clause (d), the following shall be substituted namely.

   "(d)"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal and includes a Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar."

3. Amendment of Rule 3. In Rule 3 of the said rules:

   (1) For the word "Secretary" occurring in three places, the word "Registrar" shall be substituted; and

   (2) For the words "Additional/Joint/Deputy/Assistant Secretaries", the words ("Deputy/Assistant Registrars") shall be substituted.

4. Amendment of Rule 10. In Rule 10 of the of the said rules, for the word "Secretary" occuring in two places, the word "Registrar" shall be substituted