law: Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 
  23. Procedure and
  
  powers of the Tribunal
  1.  
  
    The
  
  Tribunal shall not be bound by the procedure laid down in 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 and any rules made
  
  there under, the Tribunal shall have the power to lay down and regulate its own
  
  procedure including the fixing of place and time of its inquiry and deciding
  
  whether to sit in public or in camera.
  2.  
  
    The
  
  Tribunal shall decide every application made to it as expeditiously as possible
  
  after a perusal of documents, affidavits and written representations and after
  
  hearing such oral arguments as may be advanced:
  Provided that where
  
  the Tribunal deems it necessary, for reasons to be recorded in writing, it may
  
  allow oral evidence to be adduced.
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    No
  
  adjournment shall be granted by the Tribunal without recording the reasons
  
  justifying the grant of such adjournment and cost shall be awarded, if a party
  
  requests for adjournment more than twice.