law: Trade Marks Act, 1999  
  92. Procedure and powers of Appellate Board.- 
  (1) The Appellate Board shall not be bound by
  
  the procedure laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure., 1908 (5 of 1908) but
  
  shall be guided by principles of natural justice and subject to such provisions
  
  of this Act and the rules made thereunder, the Appellate Board shall have
  
  powers to regulates its own procedure including the fixing of places and times
  
  of its hearing.
  (2) The Appellate Board shall have, for the
  
  purpose 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) receiving
  
  evidence;
  (b) issuing
  
  commissions for examinations of witnesses;
  (c) requisitioning any
  
  public record, and
  (d) any other matter
  
  which may be prescribed.
  (3) Any proceeding before the Appellate Board
  
  shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193
  
  and 228, and for the purpose of section 196, of the Indian Penal Code (45 of
  
  1860), and the Appellate Board shall be ( 2 of 1974).