LawgistThe Railway Claims Tribunal Act
1Short title, extent and commencement
(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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1. 8th November, 1989, vide notification No. S.O. 783(E), dated 5th October, 1989, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
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
