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The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985

37 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. V — MISCELLANEOUS
  4. 2The word "Vice-Chairman" omitted by s. 14, ibid. (w.e.f. 19-2-2007)
  5. I — PRELIMINARY
  6. 3Definitions
  7. II — ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIBUNALS AND BENCHES THEREOF
  8. 4The word "Vice-Chairman" omitted by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 19-2-2007)
  9. 5Composition of Tribunals and Benches thereof
  10. 7The word "Vice-Chairman" omitted by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 19-2-2007)
  11. 8Term of office
  12. 9Resignation and removal
  13. 10Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, 4
  14. 11Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman, etc., on ceasing to be such Chairman, etc
  15. 12Financial and administrative powers of the Chairman
  16. 13Staff of the Tribunal
  17. III — JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF TRIBUNALS
  18. 14Jurisdiction, powers and authority of the Central Administrative Tribunal
  19. 15Jurisdiction, powers and authority of State Administrative Tribunals
  20. 16Jurisdiction, powers and authority of a Joint Administrative Tribunal
  21. 17Power to punish for contempt
  22. 18Distribution of business amongst the Benches
  23. IV — PROCEDURE
  24. 19Applications to tribunals
  25. 20Applications not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted
  26. 21Limitation
  27. 22Procedure and powers of Tribunals
  28. 23Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers
  29. 24Conditions as to making of interim orders
  30. 25Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another
  31. 26Decision to be by majority
  32. 27Execution of orders of a Tribunal
  33. V — MISCELLANEOUS
  34. 28Exclusion of jurisdiction of courts except the Supreme Court under article 136 of the Constitution
  35. 29Transfer of pending cases
  36. 29AProvision for filing of certain appeals
  37. 30Proceedings before a Tribunal to be judicial proceedings
  38. 31Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants
  39. 32Protection of action taken in good faith
  40. 33Act to have overriding effect
  41. 34Power to remove difficulties
  42. 35Power of the Central Government to make rules
  43. 36Power of the appropriate Government to make rules
  44. 37Laying of rules