84. 85. Appeals to Appellate Tribunal.— (1) Any person may file an appealor application, as the case may be, with the Appellate Tribunal in such form, verified in such manner and be accompanied by such fee, as may be prescribed. (2) Any appeal or application to the Appellate Tribunal, as the case may beshall be preferred within a period of thirty days from the date on which a copy of the decision or order made by the Authority or the Adjudicating Officer, as the case may be, is received by the appellant or applicant and it shall be in such form, verified in such manner and be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed. (3) Notwithstanding sub-section (2), the Appellate Tribunal may entertain any appeal or application, as the case may be, after the expiry of the said period of thirty days if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing it within that period. (4) On receipt of an appealor application, as the case may be, under this section, the Appellate Tribunal may, after providing the parties to the dispute or appeal, an opportunity of being heard, pass such orders thereon as it thinks fit. (5) The Appellate Tribunal shall send a copy of every order made by it to the parties to the dispute or the appeal and to the Authority, as the case may be. (6) The Appellate Tribunal may, for the purpose of examining the legality or propriety or correctness, of any decision, or order of the Authority or Adjudicating Officer referred to in the appeal or application preferred under this section, on its own motion or otherwise, call for the records relevant to disposing of such appeal or application and make such orders as it thinks fit. Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribunal.— (1) The Appellate Tribunal shall not be bound by the procedure laid down by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), but shall be guided by the principles of natural justice and, subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Appellate Tribunal shall have powers to regulate its own procedure. (2) The Appellate Tribunal shall have, for the purposes of discharging its functions under this Act, the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), while trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely— (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining her on oath; (b) requiring the discovery and production of documents; (c) receiving evidence on affidavits; (d) subject to the provisions of section 123 and section 124 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), requisitioning any public record or document or a copy of such record or document, from any office; 49