law: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
  58. Procedure of
  
  Tribunal.-
  1.  The
  
  powers and functions of the Tribunal may be exercised and discharged by Benches
  
  constituted by the Chairman of the Tribunal from among the Members thereof.
  2.  A
  
  Bench shall consist of one Judicial Member and one Technical Member.
  3.  If
  
  the Members of a Bench differ in opinion on any point, they shall state the
  
  point or points on which they differ, and the case shall be referred to the
  
  Chairman for hearing on such point or points decided according to the opinion
  
  of the majority of the Members who have heard the case, including those who
  
  first heard it. by one or more of the other Members and such point or points
  
  shall be
  4.  Subject
  
  to the provisions of this Act, the Tribunal shall have power to regulate its
  
  own procedure and the procedure of Benches thereof in all matters arising out
  
  of the exercise of its powers or the discharge of its functions, including the
  
  places a which the Benches shall hold their sittings.
  5. The
  
  Tribunal shall, for the purpose of discharging its functions, have all the
  
  powers which are vested in the Registrar under section 11, and any proceeding
  
  before the Tribunal shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the
  
  meaning of section 193 and 228 and for the purpose of section 196 of the Indian
  
  Penal Code (45 of 1860), and the Tribunal shall be deemed to be a civil court
  
  for all the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of Criminal
  
  Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
  6. 
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in any other provisions of this Act or in any other law for
  
  the time being in force, no interim order (whether by way of injunction or stay
  
  or any other manner) shall be made on, or in, any proceedings relating to a
  
  appeal unless-
  a.   copies of such appeal
  
  and of all documents in support of the plea for such interim order are
  
  furnished to the party against whom such appeal is made or proposed to be made;
  
  and
  b.   opportunity is given
  
  to such party to be heard in the matter.