The ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS ACT, 1985

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.

(2) It extends,—

(a) in so far as it relates to the Central Administrative Tribunal, to the whole of India; [Omitted] .

(3) The provisions of this Act, in so far as they relate to the Central Administrative Tribunal, shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint.

(4) The provisions of this Act, in so far as they relate to an Administrative Tribunal for a State, shall come into force in a State on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint.

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  1. 1.Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2.Act not to apply to certain persons.
  3. 3.Definitions.
  4. 4.Establishment of Administrative Tribunals.
  5. 5.Composition of Tribunals and Benches thereof.
  6. 6.Qualifications for appointment as Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members.
  7. 7.Vice-Chairman to act as Chairman or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances.
  8. 8.Term of office.
  9. 9.Resignation and removal.
  10. 10.Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, and other Members.
  11. 10A.Saving terms and conditions of service of Vice-Chairman.
  12. 10B.Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairman and Member.
  13. 11.Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman, etc., on ceasing to be such Chairman, etc.
  14. 12.Financial and administrative powers of the Chairman.
  15. 13.Staff of the Tribunal.
  16. 14.Jurisdiction, powers and authority of the Central Administrative Tribunal.
  17. 15.Jurisdiction, powers and authority of State Administrative Tribunals.
  18. 16.Jurisdiction, powers and authority of a Joint Administrative Tribunal.
  19. 17.Power to punish for contempt.
  20. 18.Distribution of business amongst the Benches.
  21. 19.Applications to tribunals.
  22. 20.Applications not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted.
  23. 21.Limitation.
  24. 22.Procedure and powers of Tribunals.
  25. 23.Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers.
  26. 24.Conditions as to making of interim orders.
  27. 25.Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another.
  28. 26.Decision to be by majority.
  29. 27.Execution of orders of a Tribunal.
  30. 28.Exclusion of jurisdiction of courts except the Supreme Court under article 136 of the Constitution.
  31. 29.Transfer of pending cases.
  32. 29A.Provision for filing of certain appeals.
  33. 30.Proceedings before a Tribunal to be judicial proceedings.
  34. 31.Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants.
  35. 32.Protection of action taken in good faith.
  36. 33.Act to have overriding effect.
  37. 34.Power to remove difficulties.
  38. 35.Power of the Central Government to make rules.
  39. 36.Power of the appropriate Government to make rules.
  40. 36A.Power to make rules retrospectively.
  41. 37.Laying of rules.