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Railway Claims Tribunal Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of a Railway Claims Tribunal for inquiring into and determining claims against a railway administration for loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of animals or goods entrusted to it to be carried by railway or for the refund of fares or freight or for compensation for death or injury to passengers occurring as a result of railway accidents or untoward incidents and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
| Act Id | 198754 |
| Act Number | 54 |
| Enactment Date | 1987-12-23 |
| Act Year | 1987 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Railways |
| Enforcement Date | 08-11-1989 |
- All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Establishment of Railway Claims Tribunal
- 4 Composition of Claims Tribunal and Benches thereof
- 5 Qualifications for appointment as Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member
- 6 Vice-Chairman to act as Chairman or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances
- 7 Term of office
- 8 Resignation and removal
- 9 Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members
- 9A Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Membe
- 10 Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman, Vice-Chairman, etc., on ceasing to be such Chairman or Vice-Chairman, etc
- 11 Financial and administrative powers of Chairman
- 12 Staff of Claims Tribunal
- 13 Jurisdiction, powers and authority of Claims Tribunal
- 14 Distribution of business amongst Benches
- 15 Bar of jurisdiction
- 16 Application to Claims Tribunal
- 17 Limitation
- 18 Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunal
- 19 Right to legal representation and presenting officers
- 20 Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another
- 21 Decision to be by majority
- 22 Execution of orders of Claims Tribunal
- 23 Appeals
- 24 Transfer of pending cases
- 25 Proceedings before Claims Tribunal to be judicial proceedings
- 26 Members and staff of Claims Tribunal to be public servants
- 27 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 28 Act to have overriding effect
- 29 Power to remove difficulties
- 30 Power to make rules
- 30A Power to make rules retrospectively
