law: The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
  23. Right of Applicant to take Assistance of Legal Practitioner and of Government, Etc., to Appoint Presenting Officers. -
  (1) A person making an application to a
  
  Tribunal under this Act may either appear in person or take the assistance of a
  
  legal practitioner of his choice to present his case before the Tribunal. 
  (2) The Central Government or a State
  
  Government or a local or other authority or corporation or society, to which
  
  the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 14 or sub-section (3) of section
  
  15 apply, may authorize one or more legal practitioners or any of its officers
  
  to act as presenting officers and every person so authorized by it may present
  
  its case with respect to any application before a Tribunal.