Lawgist10Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman, Vice-Chairman, etc., on ceasing to be such Chairman or Vice-Chairman, etc
On ceasing to hold office--
(a) the Chairman of the Claims Tribunal shall be ineligible for further employment either under the Government of India or under the Government of a State;
(b) a Vice-Chairman shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be eligible for appointment as the Chairman of the Claims Tribunal, or as the chairman, vice-chairman or member of any other Tribunal established under any law for the time being in force, but not for any other employment either under the Government of India or under the Government of a State;
(c) a Member (other than the Chairman or Vice-Chairman) shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be eligible for appointment as the Chairman or Vice-Chairman or as the chairman, vice-chairman or member of any other Tribunal established under any law for the time being in force, but not for any other employment either under the Government of India or under the Government of a State;
(d) the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member shall not appear, act or plead before the Claims Tribunal.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, employment under the Government of India or under the Government of a State includes employment under any local or other authority within the territory of India or under the control of the Government of India or under any corporation or society owned or controlled by the Government.
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- 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
