Section 61

Section 61 makes the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (CPC) applicable to all proceedings before the Cyber Appellate Tribunal. This imports the entire established framework of civil procedure into IT Act appellate proceedings, covering: service of notices and summons; examination and cross-examination of witnesses; production and inspection of documents; admission and denial of facts; interim orders and injunctions; execution of orders; and review and correction of Tribunal orders. The CPC application ensures that Tribunal proceedings follow a legally familiar and well-tested procedural framework rather than requiring the Tribunal to develop its own rules from scratch for every procedural question. It also means that evidence law principles on admissibility of electronic evidence apply to Tribunal proceedings — Section 65B certificates for electronic evidence, for example, must comply with the Evidence Act's requirements when produced before the Tribunal. Section 61 should be read with Section 58 (Procedure and Powers of the Tribunal, which gives it powers of a civil court) and Section 60 (Limitation, which applies the Limitation Act to Tribunal appeals).