law: The Energy Conservation Act, 2001
  44. Right of
  
  appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner or accredited auditor and of
  
  Government to appoint presenting officers.-
  1.  A
  
  person preferring an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal under this Act may either
  
  appear in person or take the ass stance of a legal practitioner or an
  
  accredited energy auditor of his choice to present his case before the
  
  Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be.
  2.  The
  
  Central Government or the State Government may authorise one or more legal
  
  practitioners or any of its officers to act as presenting officers and every
  
  person so authorised may present the case with respect to any appeal before the
  
  Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be.