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The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
An Act to provide for the adjudication or trial by Administrative Tribunals of disputes and complaints with respect to recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to public services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union or of any State or of any local or other authority within the territory of India or under the control of the Government of India or of any corporation or society owned or controlled by the Government in pursuance of article 323A of the Constitution and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Act No. 13 of 1985 · Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
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- Chapters
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Contents
IPreliminary§ 1–33 sections
IIEstablishment of Tribunals and Benches Thereof§ 4–1312 sections
- 4Establishment of Administrative Tribunals.
- 5Composition of Tribunals and Benches thereof.
- 6Qualifications for appointment as Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members.
- 7Vice-Chairman to act as Chairman or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances.
- 8Term of office.
- 9Resignation and removal.
- 10Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, and other Members.
- 10ASaving terms and conditions of service of Vice-Chairman.
- 10BQualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairman and Member.
- 11Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman, etc., on ceasing to be such Chairman, etc.
- 12Financial and administrative powers of the Chairman.
- 13Staff of the Tribunal.
IIIJurisdiction, Powers and Authority of Tribunals§ 14–185 sections
IVProcedure§ 19–279 sections
- 19Applications to tribunals.
- 20Applications not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted.
- 21Limitation.
- 22Procedure and powers of Tribunals.
- 23Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers.
- 24Conditions as to making of interim orders.
- 25Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another.
- 26Decision to be by majority.
- 27Execution of orders of a Tribunal.
VMiscellaneous§ 28–3712 sections
- 28Exclusion of jurisdiction of courts except the Supreme Court under article 136 of the Constitution.
- 29Transfer of pending cases.
- 29AProvision for filing of certain appeals.
- 30Proceedings before a Tribunal to be judicial proceedings.
- 31Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants.
- 32Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 33Act to have overriding effect.
- 34Power to remove difficulties.
- 35Power of the Central Government to make rules.
- 36Power of the appropriate Government to make rules.
- 36APower to make rules retrospectively.
- 37Laying of rules.