THE RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL ACT, 1987

ACT NO. 54 OF 1987 · Enacted [23rd December, 1987.] · 32 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

ESTABLISHMENT OF RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL AND BENCHES THEREOF

Section 3.Establishment of Railway Claims Tribunal.

Section 4.Composition of Claims Tribunal and Benches thereof.

Section 5.Qualifications for appointment as Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member.

Section 6.Vice-Chairman to act as Chairman or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances.

Section 7.Term of office.

Section 8.Resignation and removal.

Section 9.Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members.

Section 9A.Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Member.

Section 10.Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman, Vice-Chairman, etc., on ceasing to be such Chairman or Vice-Chairman, etc.

Section 11.Financial and administrative powers of Chairman.

Section 12.Staff of Claims Tribunal.

JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF CLAIMS TRIBUNAL

Section 13.Jurisdiction, powers and authority of Claims Tribunal.

Section 14.Distribution of business amongst Benches.

Section 15.Bar of jurisdiction.

PROCEDURE

Section 16.Application to Claims Tribunal.

Section 17.Limitation.

Section 18.Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunal.

Section 19.Right to legal representation and presenting officers.

Section 20.Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another.

Section 21.Decision to be by majority.

Section 22.Execution of orders of Claims Tribunal.

APPEALS

Section 23.Appeals.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 24.Transfer of pending cases.

Section 25.Proceedings before Claims Tribunal to be judicial proceedings.

Section 26.Members and staff of Claims Tribunal to be public servants.

Section 27.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 28.Act to have overriding effect.

Section 29.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 30.Power to make rules.

Section 30A.Power to make rules retrospectively.