The Competition Act, 2002
35. Appearance before
Commission.-
A complainant or
defendant or the Director General may either appear in person or authorise one
or more chartered accountants or company secretaries or cost accountants or
legal practitioners or any of his or its office s to present his or its case
before the Commission.
Explanation.-For the
purposes of this section,-
a.
"chartered
accountant" means a chartered accountant as defined in clause (b) of
sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (38 of
1949) and who has obtained a certificate of practice under sub-section (1) of
section 6 of that Act;
b.
"company
secretary" means a company secretary as defined in clause (c) of
sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of 1980)
and who has obtained a certificate of practice under sub-section (1) of section
6 of that Act;
a.
b.
c.
"cost
accountant" means a cost accountant as defined in clause (b) of
sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 (23 of
1959) and who has obtained a certificate of practice under sub-section (1) of
section 6 of that Act;
d.
"legal
practitioner" means an advocate, vakil or an attorney of any High Court,
and includes a pleader in practice.