Lawgist8Resignation and removal
(1) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member may, by notice in writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office:
Provided that the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member shall, unless he is permitted by the President to relinquish his office sooner, continue to hold office until the expiry of three months from the date of receipt of such notice or until a person duly appointed as his successor enters upon his office or until the expiry of his term of office, whichever is the earliest.
(2) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman or any other Member shall not be removed from his office except by an order made by the President on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity after an inquiry made by a Judge of the Supreme Court in which such Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member had been informed of the charges against him and given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of those charges.
(3) The Central Government may, by rules, regulate the procedure for the investigation of misbehaviour or incapacity of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member referred to in sub-section (2).
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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
