THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS ACT, 1985

ACT NO. 13 OF 1985 · Enacted [27th February, 1985.] · 41 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Act not to apply to certain persons.

Section 3.Definitions.

ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIBUNALS AND BENCHES THEREOF

Section 4.Establishment of Administrative Tribunals.

Section 5.Composition of Tribunals and Benches thereof.

Section 6.Qualifications for appointment as Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members.

Section 7.Vice-Chairman to act as Chairman or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances.

Section 8.Term of office.

Section 9.Resignation and removal.

Section 10.Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, and other Members.

Section 10A.Saving terms and conditions of service of Vice-Chairman.

Section 10B.Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairman and Member.

Section 11.Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman, etc., on ceasing to be such Chairman, etc.

Section 12.Financial and administrative powers of the Chairman.

Section 13.Staff of the Tribunal.

JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF TRIBUNALS

Section 14.Jurisdiction, powers and authority of the Central Administrative Tribunal.

Section 15.Jurisdiction, powers and authority of State Administrative Tribunals.

Section 16.Jurisdiction, powers and authority of a Joint Administrative Tribunal.

Section 17.Power to punish for contempt.

Section 18.Distribution of business amongst the Benches.

PROCEDURE

Section 19.Applications to tribunals.

Section 20.Applications not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted.

Section 21.Limitation.

Section 22.Procedure and powers of Tribunals.

Section 23.Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers.

Section 24.Conditions as to making of interim orders.

Section 25.Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another.

Section 26.Decision to be by majority.

Section 27.Execution of orders of a Tribunal.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 28.Exclusion of jurisdiction of courts except the Supreme Court under article 136 of the Constitution.

Section 29.Transfer of pending cases.

Section 29A.Provision for filing of certain appeals.

Section 30.Proceedings before a Tribunal to be judicial proceedings.

Section 31.Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants.

Section 32.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 33.Act to have overriding effect.

Section 34.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 35.Power of the Central Government to make rules.

Section 36.Power of the appropriate Government to make rules.

Section 36A.Power to make rules retrospectively.

Section 37.Laying of rules.