Section 16 - Omitted - Prohibition Of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988

2 [ **** ] ******************* Notes: 1. Inserted vide Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 2. Omitted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2021 dated 28-03-2021 w.e.f. 01-07-2021 before it was read as Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Adjudicating Authority. 16. No act or proceeding of the Adjudicating Authority shall be invalid merely by reason of- (a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of the Authority; or (b) any defect in the appointment of a person acting as a Member of the Authority; or (c) any irregularity in the procedure of the Authority not affecting the merits of the case.