The Railway Claims Tribunal Act

Short title, extent and commencement

Definitions

Establishment of Railway Claims Tribunal

Composition of Claims Tribunal and Benches thereof

Qualifications for appointment as Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member

Vice-Chairman to act as Chairman or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances

Term of office

Resignation and removal

Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members

Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Membe

Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman, Vice-Chairman, etc., on ceasing to be such Chairman or Vice-Chairman, etc

Financial and administrative powers of Chairman

Staff of Claims Tribunal

Jurisdiction, powers and authority of Claims Tribunal

Distribution of business amongst Benches

Bar of jurisdiction

Application to Claims Tribunal

Limitation

Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunal

Right to legal representation and presenting officers

Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another

Decision to be by majority

Execution of orders of Claims Tribunal

Appeals

Transfer of pending cases

Proceedings before Claims Tribunal to be judicial proceedings

Members and staff of Claims Tribunal to be public servants

Protection of action taken in good faith

Act to have overriding effect

Power to remove difficulties

Power to make rules

Power to make rules retrospectively

All sections

(1) This Act may be called the Railway Claims
Tribunal Act, 1987.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint.


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