Bare Acts

The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985

1985 · In force · synced 12 Oct 2026

Not yet verified with the latest version of the bare act.

I — PRELIMINARY

1.Short title, extent and commencement 2.Act not to apply to certain persons 3.Definitions

II — ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIBUNALS AND BENCHES THEREOF

4.Establishment of Administrative Tribunals 5.Composition of Tribunals and Benches thereof 6.Qualifications for appointment as Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members 7.Vice-Chairman to act as Chairman or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances 8.Term of office 9.Resignation and removal 10.Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, *** and other Members 10A.Saving terms and conditions of service of Vice-Chairman 10B.Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairman and Member 11.Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman, etc., on ceasing to be such Chairman, etc 12.Financial and administrative powers of the Chairman 13.Staff of the Tribunal

III — JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF TRIBUNALS

14.Jurisdiction, powers and authority of the Central Administrative Tribunal 15.Jurisdiction, powers and authority of State Administrative Tribunals 16.Jurisdiction, powers and authority of a Joint Administrative Tribunal 17.Power to punish for contempt 18.Distribution of business amongst the Benches

IV — PROCEDURE

19.Applications to tribunals 20.Applications not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted 21.Limitation 22.Procedure and powers of Tribunals 23.Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers 24.Conditions as to making of interim orders 25.Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another 26.Decision to be by majority 27.Execution of orders of a Tribunal

V — MISCELLANEOUS

28.Exclusion of jurisdiction of courts except the Supreme Court under article 136 of the Constitution 29.Transfer of pending cases 29A.Provision for filing of certain appeals 30.Proceedings before a Tribunal to be judicial proceedings 31.Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants 32.Protection of action taken in good faith 33.Act to have overriding effect 34.Power to remove difficulties 35.Power of the Central Government to make rules 36.Power of the appropriate Government to make rules 36A.Power to make rules retrospectively 37.Laying of rules

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