Bare Acts

The Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987

1987 · In force · synced 11 Oct 2026

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

I — PRELIMINARY

1.Short title, extent and commencement 2.Definitions

II — ESTABLISHMENT OF RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL AND BENCHES THEREOF

3.Establishment of Railway Claims Tribunal 4.Composition of Claims Tribunal and Benches thereof 5.Qualifications for appointment as Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member 7.Term of office 8.Resignation and removal 9.Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members 9A.Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Member

XIV — of Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2017, shall continue to be governed by the provisions of this

10.Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman, Vice-Chairman, etc., on ceasing to be such Chairman or Vice-Chairman, etc 11.Financial and administrative powers of Chairman 12.Staff of Claims Tribunal

III — JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF CLAIMS TRIBUNAL

13.Jurisdiction, powers and authority of Claims Tribunal 14.Distribution of business amongst Benches 15.Bar of jurisdiction

IV — PROCEDURE

16.Application to Claims Tribunal 17.Limitation 18.Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunal 19.Right to legal representation and presenting officers 20.Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another 21.Decision to be by majority 22.Execution of orders of Claims Tribunal

V — APPEALS

VI — MISCELLANEOUS

24.Transfer of pending cases 25.Proceedings before Claims Tribunal to be judicial proceedings 26.Members and staff of Claims Tribunal to be public servants 27.Protection of action taken in good faith 28.Act to have overriding effect 29.Power to remove difficulties 30.Power to make rules 30A.Power to make rules retrospectively

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