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(1) These rules may be called the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Rules, 2006.
(2) They shall come into force on the 26th day of October, 2006.
(f) words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
(1) The Protection Officers appointed by the State Government may be of the Government or members of non-governmental organizations: Provided that preference shall be given to women.
(2) Every person appointed as Protection Officer under the Act shall have at least three years experience in social sector.
(3) The tenure of a Protection Officer shall be a minimum period of three years.
(4) The State Government shall provide necessary office assistance to the Protection Officer for the efficient discharge of his or her functions under the Act and these rules.
(1) Any person who has reason to believe that an act of domestic violence has been, or is being, or is likely to be committed may give information about it to the Protection Officer having jurisdiction in the area either orally or in writing.
(2) In case the information is given to the Protection Officer under sub-rule (1) orally, he or she shall cause it to be reduced to in writing and shall ensure that the same is signed by the person giving such information and in case the informant is not in a position to furnish written information the Protection Officer shall satisfy and keep a record of the identity of the person giving such information.
(3) The Protection Officer shall give a copy of the information recorded by him immediately to the informant free of cost.
(1) Upon receipt of a complaint of domestic violence, the Protection Officer shall prepare a domestic incident report in Form I and submit the same to the Magistrate and forward copies thereof to the police officer in charge of the police station within the local limits of jurisdiction of which the domestic violence alleged to have been committed has taken place and to the service providers in that area.
(2) Upon a request of any aggrieved person, a service provider may record a domestic incident report in Form I and forward a copy thereof to the Magistrate and the Protection Officer having jurisdiction in the area where the domestic violence is alleged to have taken place.
(1) Every application of the aggrieved person under section 12 shall be in Form II or as nearly as possible thereto.
(2) An aggrieved person may seek the assistance of the Protection Officer in preparing her application under sub-rule (1) and forwarding the same to the concerned Magistrate.
(3) In case the aggrieved person is illiterate, the Protection Officer shall read over the application and explain to her the contents thereof.
(4) The affidavit to be filed under sub-section (2) of section 23 shall be filed in Form III.
(5) The applications under section 12 shall be dealt with and the orders enforced in the same manner laid down under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
Every affidavit for obtaining ex-parte order under sub-section (2) of section 23 shall be filed in Form III.
(xiv) to maintain proper records of the service providers, medical facility and shelter homes in the area of his jurisdiction.
(b) to take all reasonable measures to prevent recurrence of domestic violence against the aggrieved person, in accordance with the provisions of the Act and these rules.
If the Protection Officer or a service provider receives reliable information through e-mail or a telephone call or the like either from the aggrieved person or from any person who has reason to believe that an act of domestic violence is being or is likely to be committed and in a such an emergency situation, the Protection Officer or the service provider, as the case may be, shall seek immediate assistance of the police who shall accompany the Protection Officer or the service provider, as the case may be, to the place of occurrence and record the domestic incident report and present the same to the Magistrate without any delay for seeking appropriate orders under the Act.
(f) take the assistance of the police, if required, in confiscating any weapon involved in the alleged domestic violence.
(2) The Protection Officer shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the State Government or the Magistrate in giving effect to the provisions of the Act and these rules from time to time.
(3) The Magistrate may, in addition to the orders for effective relief in any case, also issue directions relating general practice for better handling of the cases, to the Protection Officers within his jurisdiction and the Protection Officers shall be bound to carry out the same.
(1) Any voluntary association registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or any other law for time being in force with the objective of protecting the rights and interests of women by any lawful means including providing of legal aid, medical, financial or other assistance and desirous of providing service as a service provider under the Act shall make an application under sub-section (1) of section 10 for registration as service provider in Form VI to the State Government.
(2) The State Government shall, after making such enquiry as it may consider necessary and after satisfying itself about the suitability of the applicant, register it as a service provider and issue a certificate of such registration: Provided that no such application shall be rejected without giving the applicant an opportunity of being heard.
(a) It should have been rendering the kind of services it is offering under the Act for at least three years before the date of application for registration under the Act and these rules as a service provider.
(b) In case an applicant for registration is running a medical facility, or a psychiatric counselling centre, or a vocational training institution, the State Government shall ensure that the applicant fulfils the requirements for running such a facility or institution laid down by the respective regulatory authorities regulating the respective professions or institutions.
(iii) the shelter home has a record of maintaining a functional telephone connection or other communication media for the use of the inmates.
(3) The State Government shall provide a list of service providers in the various localities to the concerned Protection Officers and also publish such list of newspapers or on its website.
(4) The Protection Officer shall maintain proper records by way of maintenance of registers duly indexed, containing the details of the service providers.
(1) The notices for appearance in respect of the proceedings under the Act shall contain the names of the person alleged to have committed domestic violence, the nature of domestic violence and such other details which may facilitate the identification of person concerned.
(a) The notices in respect of the proceedings under the Act shall be served by the Protection Officer or any other person directed by him to serve the notice, on behalf of the Protection Officer, at the address where the respondent is stated to be ordinarily residing in India by the complainant or aggrieved person or where the respondent is stated to be gainfully employed by the complainant or aggrieved person, as the case may be.
(b) The notice shall be delivered to any person in charge of such place at the moment and in case of such delivery not being possible it shall be pasted at a conspicuous place on the premises.
(c) For serving the notices under section 13 or any other provision of the Act, the provisions under Order V of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (5 of 1908) or the provisions under Chapter VI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) as far as practicable may be adopted.
(d) Any order passed for such service of notices shall entail the same consequences, as an order passed under Order V of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (5 of 1908) or Chapter VI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) respectively, depending upon the procedure found efficacious for making an order for such service under section 13 or any other provision of the Act and in addition to the procedure prescribed under the Order V or Chapter VI, the court may direct any other steps necessary with a view to expediting the proceedings to adhere to the time limit provided in the Act.
(3) On a statement on the date fixed for appearance of the respondent, or a report of the person authorised to serve the notices under the Act, that service has been effected appropriate orders shall be passed by the court on any pending application for interim relief, after hearing the complainant or the respondent, or both.
(4) When a protection order is passed restraining the respondent from entering the shared household or the respondent is ordered to stay away or not to contact the petitioner, no action of the aggrieved person including an invitation by the aggrieved person shall be considered as waiving the restraint imposed on the respondent, by the order of the court, unless such protection order is duly modified in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 25.
(1) A person from the list of available Counsellors forwarded by the Protection Officer, shall be appointed as a Counsellor, under intimation to aggrieved person.
(i) any person who is interested or connected with the subject matter of the dispute or is related to any one of the parties or to those who represent them unless such objection is waived by all the parties in writing.
(ii) any legal practitioner who has appeared for the respondent in the case or any other suit or proceedings connected therewith.
(3) The Counsellors shall as far as possible be women.
(1) The Counsellor shall work under the general supervision of the court or the Protection Officer or both.
(2) The Counsellor shall convene a meeting at a place convenient to the aggrieved person or both the parties.
(3) The factors warranting counselling shall include the factor that the respondent shall furnish an undertaking that he would refrain from causing such domestic violence as complained by the complainant and in appropriate cases an undertaking that he will not try to meet, or communicate in any manner through letter or telephone, electronic mail or through any medium except in the counselling proceedings before the counsellor or as permissibly by law or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(4) The Counsellor shall conduct the counselling proceedings bearing in mind that the counselling shall be in the nature of getting an assurance, that the incidence of domestic violence shall not get repeated.
(5) The respondent shall not be allowed to plead any counter justification for the alleged act of domestic violence in counselling the fact that and any justification for the act of domestic violence by the respondent is not allowed to be a part of the Counselling proceeding should be made known to the respondent, before the proceedings begin.
(6) The respondent shall furnish an undertaking to the Counsellor that he would refrain from causing such domestic violence as complained by the aggrieved person and in appropriate cases an undertaking that he will not try to meet, or communicate in any manner through letter or telephone, e-mail, or through any other medium except in the counselling proceedings before the Counsellor.
(7) If the aggrieved person so desires, the Counsellor shall make efforts of arriving at a settlement of the matter.
(8) The limited scope of the efforts of the Counsellor shall be to arrive at the understanding of the grievances of the aggrieved person and the best possible redressal of her grievances and the efforts shall be to focus on evolving remedies or measures for such redressal.
(9) The Counsellor shall strive to arrive at a settlement of the dispute by suggesting measures for redressal of grievances of the aggrieved person by taking into account the measures or remedies suggested by the parties for counselling and reformulating the terms for the settlement, wherever required.
(10) The Counsellor shall not be bound by the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872) or the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), or the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), and his action shall be guided by the principles of fairness and justice and aimed at finding way to bring an end to domestic violence to the satisfaction of the aggrieved person and in making such an effort the Counsellor shall give due regard to the wishes and sensibilities of the aggrieved person.
(11) The Counsellor shall submit his report to the Magistrate as expeditiously as possible for appropriate action.
(12) In the event the Counsellor arrives at a resolution of the dispute, he shall record the terms of settlement and get the same endorsed by the parties.
(13) The court may, on being satisfied about the efficacy of the solution and after making a preliminary enquiry from the parties and after, recording reasons for such satisfaction, which may include undertaking by the respondents to refrain from repeating acts of domestic violence, admitted to have been committed by the respondents, accept the terms with or without conditions.
(14) The court shall, on being so satisfied with the report of counselling, pass an order, recording the terms of the settlement or an order modifying the terms of the settlement on being so requested by the aggrieved person, with the consent of the parties.
(15) In cases, where a settlement cannot be arrived at in the counselling proceedings, the Counsellor shall report the failure of such proceedings to the Court and the court shall proceed with the case in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
(16) The record of proceedings shall not be deemed to be material on record in the case on the basis of which any inference may be drawn or an order may be passed solely based on it.
(17) The Court shall pass an order under section 25, only after being satisfied that the application for such an order is not vitiated by force, fraud or coercion or any other factor and the reasons for such satisfaction shall be recorded in writing in the order, which may include any undertaking or surety given by the respondent.
(1) An aggrieved person may report a breach of protection order or an interim protection order to the Protection Officer.
(2) Every report referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be in writing by the informant and duly signed by her.
(3) The Protection Officer shall forward a copy of such complaint with a copy of the protection order of which a breach is alleged to have taken place to the concerned Magistrate for appropriate orders.
(4) The aggrieved person may, if she so desires, make a complaint of breach of protection order or interim protection order directly to the Magistrate or the Police, if she so chooses.
(5) If, at any time after a protection order has been breached, the aggrieved person seeks his assistance, the protection officer shall immediately rescue her by seeking help from the local police station and assist the aggrieved person to lodge a report to the local police authorities in appropriate cases.
(6) When charges are framed under section 31 or in respect of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), or any other offence not summarily triable, the Court may separate the proceedings for such offences to be tried in the manner prescribed under Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) and proceed to summarily try the offence of the breach of Protection Order under section 31, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XXI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
(7) Any resistance to the enforcement of the orders of the Court under the Act by the respondent or any other person purportedly acting on his behalf shall be deemed to be a breach of protection order or an interim protection order covered under the Act.
(8) A breach of a protection order or an interim protection order shall immediately be reported to the local police station having territorial jurisdiction and shall be dealt with as a cognizable offence as provided under sections 31 and 32.
(f) any other order required for protection, safety and adequate relief to the aggrieved person.
(1) On a request being made by the aggrieved person, the Protection Officer or a service provider may make a request under section 6 to the person in charge of a shelter home in writing, clearly stating that the application is being made under section 6.
(2) When a Protection Officer makes a request referred to in sub-rule (1), it shall be accompanied by a copy of the domestic incident report registered, under section 9 or under section 10: Provided that shelter home shall not refuse shelter to an aggrieved person under the Act, for her not having lodged a domestic incident report, prior to the making of request for shelter in the shelter home.
(3) If the aggrieved person so desires, the shelter home shall not disclose the identity of the aggrieved person in the shelter home or communicate the same to the person complained against.
(1) The aggrieved person or the Protection Officer or the service provider may make a request under section 7 to a person in charge of a medical facility in writing, clearly stating that the application is being made under section 7.
(2) When a Protection Officer makes such a request, it shall be accompanied by a copy of the domestic incident report: Provided that the medical facility shall not refuse medical assistance to an aggrieved person under the Act, for her not having lodged a domestic incident report, prior to making a request for medical assistance or examination to the medical facility.
(3) If no domestic incident report has been made, the person-in-charge of the medical facility shall fill in Form I and forward the same to the local Protection Officer.
(4) The medical facility shall supply a copy of the medical examination report to the aggrieved person free of cost.
(1) This Act may be called the Administrative Tribunals Act 1985.
(b) in so far as it relates to the Administrative Tribunals for States, to the whole of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
(3) The provisions of this Act, in so far as they relate to the Central Administrative Tribunal, shall come into force on such date 1 as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint.
(4) The provisions of the Act, in so far as they relate to Administrative Tribunal, for a State shall come into force in State on such date 2 as the Central Government may, by notification appoint.
The Act applies to all categories of Central Government servants and others posted to work in the State of Jammu and Kashmir as well; Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan v. Subhas Sharma, (2002) 4 SCC 145.
1. The provisions of this Act in so far as they relate to the Central Administrative Tribunal, came into force on 1-7-1985, vide G.S.R. 527(E), dated 1st July, 1985.
2. The provisions of this Act in so far as they relate to the State Administrative Tribunal, for Andhra Pradesh came into force on I-11-1989, vide G.S.R. 921(E), dated 25th October, 1989 and for Arunachal Pradesh came into force on 3-8-1989, vide G.S.R. 638(E), dated 3rd August, 1989 and for Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Orissa came into force on 1-1-1985; vide G.S.R. 956(E), dated 31st December, 1985, and for the State of Bihar came into force on 22-10-1991, vide S.O. 715(E), dated 22nd October, 1991.
2. ACT NOT TO APPLY TO CERTAIN PERSONS.
(d) any person appointed to the secretarial staff of either House of Parliament or to the secretarial staff of any State Legislature or a House thereof or, in the case of a Union territory having a Legislature, of that Legislature.
1. Clause (b) omitted by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 3 (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
2. Ins. by Act 51 of 1987, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 22-12-1987).
8(u) “Vice-Chairman” means Vice-Chairman of a Tribunal.
Explanation : In the case of a Tribunal having two or more Vice-Chairman references to the Vice-Chairman in this Act shall be construed as a reference to each of those Vice-Chairman.
The question of seniority is a matter which is a service matter; P. Lal v. Union of India, AIR 2003 SC 1499.
1. Ins. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 4 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
2. Clause (a) re-lettered as clause (aa) by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 4 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
3. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 4, for clause (i) (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
4. Subs. by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 2(I), for “the Chairman or a Vice-Chairman”.
5. The words “and a Vice-Chairman” omitted by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 2(II).
6. Clause (n) omitted by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 4 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
7. Ins. by Act 19 of 1986 sec. 4 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS.
(1) The Central Government shall by notification, establish an Administrative Tribunal to be known as the Central Administrative Tribunal 1, to exercise the jurisdiction powers and authority conferred on the Central Administrative Tribunal by or under this Act.
(2) The Central Government may, on receipt of a request in this behalf from any State Government, establish, by notification, an Administrative Tribunal for the state to be known as …… (name of the State) Administrative Tribunal to exercise the jurisdiction, power and authority conferred on the Administrative Tribunal for the State by or under this Act.
(3) Two or more states may notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) and notwithstanding that any or all of those States has or have Tribunals established under that sub-section, enter into an agreement that the same Administrative Tribunal shall be the Administrative Tribunal for each of the States participating in the agreement, and if the agreement is approved by the Central Government and published in the Gazette of India and the official Gazette of each of those States, the Central Government may, by notification, establish a Joint Administrative Tribunal to exercise the jurisdiction, power and authority conferred on the Administrative Tribunal for those States by or under this Act.
(4) An agreement under sub-section (3) shall contain provisions as to the name of the Joint Administrative Tribunal. The manner in which the participating States may be associated in the selection of the 2Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members of the Joint Administrative Tribunal, the places at which the Bench or Benches of the Tribunal shall sit, the apportionment among the participating States of the expenditure in connection with the Joint Administrative Tribunal and may also contain such other supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions not inconsistent with this Act as may be deemed necessary or expedient for giving effect to the agreement.
(b) on receipt of a request in this behalf from any State Government, designate, by notification, all or any of the Members of the Bench or Benches of the Central Administrative Tribunal functioning in that State as the Members of the Bench or Benches of the State Administrative Tribunal for that State and the same shall exercise the jurisdiction, powers and authority conferred on the Administrative Tribunal for that State by or under this Act, and upon such designation, the Bench or Benches of the State Administrative Tribunal or, as the case may be, the Bench or Benches of the Central Administrative Tribunal shall be deemed, in all respects, to be the Central Administrative Tribunal, or the State Administrative Tribunal for that States established under the provisions of Art. 323-A of the Constitution and this Act.
3(6) Every notification under sub-section (5) shall also provide for the apportionment between the State concerned and the Central Government of the expenditure in connection with the Members common to the Central Administrative Tribunal and the State Administrative Tribunal and such other incidental and consequential provisions not inconsistent with this Act as may be deemed necessary or expedient.
1. The Central Administrative Tribunal was established on 1-11-1985: vide G.S.R. 764(E), dated 28th September, 1985.
2. Subs. by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 3, for “Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members”.
3. Ins. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 5 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
5. COMPOSITION OF TRIBUNALS AND BENCHES THEREOF.
(1) Each Tribunal shall consist of 1[a Chairman and such number of Vice-Chairman and judicial and Administrative Members] as the appropriate Government may deem fit and, subject to the other provisions of this Act, the jurisdiction, powers and authority of the Tribunal may be exercised by Benches thereof.
2(2) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, a Bench shall consist of one Judicial Member and one Administrative Member.
11Provided that every Bench constituted in pursuance of this clause shall include at least one Judicial Member and one Administrative Member.
Provided that if at any stage of the hearing of any such case or matter it appears to the Chairman or such Member that the case or matter is of such a nature that it ought to be heard by a Bench consisting of 14[ two members], the case or matter may be transferred by the Chairman or, as the case may be, referred to him for transfer to, such Bench as the Chairman may deem fit.
15(7) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Benches of the Central Administrative Tribunal shall ordinarily sit at New Delhi (which shall be known as the principal Bench), Allahabad, Calcutta, Madras, New Bombay and at such other places as the Central Government may, by notification, specify.
15(8) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the place at which the Principal Bench and other Benches of a State Administrative Tribunal shall ordinarily sit shall be such as the State Government may, by notification, specify.
1. Subs. by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 4, for “a Chairman and such number of Vice-Chairmen and Judicial and Administrative Members”. Earlier sub-section (1) was amended by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 6 (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
2. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 6, for sub-section (2) (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
3. Sub-section (3) omitted by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 6 (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
4. The words “or sub-section (3)” omitted by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 6 (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
5. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 6, for clause (a) (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
6. Subs. by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 4, for “the Vice-Chairman or other Members”.
7. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 6, for clause (c) (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
8. Subs. by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 4, for “the Vice-Chairman or the Judicial Member”.
9. Subs. by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 4, for “the Vice-Chairman or, as the case may be, the Judicial Member or the Administrative Member”.
10. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 6, for “three Members” (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
11. Ins. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 6 (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
12. Sub-section (5) omitted by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 6 (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
13. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 6, for “an additional Bench” (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
14. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 6, for “three Members” (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
15. Subs by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 6, for sub-section (7) (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
6. QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN OR OTHER MEMBERS.
(c) has, for a period of not less than three years, held office as a Judicial Member or an Administrative Member.
(b) has been a member of the Indian Legal Service and has held a post in Grade I of the service for at least three years.
(b) has, for at least three years, held the post of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India or any other post under the Central or a State Government carrying a scale of pay which is not less than that of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India. and shall, in either case, have adequate administrative experience.
(4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (7), the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and every other Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal shall be appointed by the President.
(5) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (7), the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and every other Member of an Administrative Tribunal for a State shall be appointed by the President after consultation with the Governor of the concerned State.
(3) of section 4, and subject to the provisions of sub-section (7) be appointed by the President after consultation with Governors of the concerned State.
Explanation : In computing, for the purposes of this section, the period during which a person has held any post under the Central or a State Government, there shall be included the period during which he has held any other post under the Central or a State Government (including an office under this Act) carrying the same scale of pay as that of the first mentioned post or a higher scale of pay.
(7) No appointment of a person possessing the qualifications specified in this section as the Chairman, a Vice-Chairman or a Member shall be made except after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
1. Subs. by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 5, for section 6 (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
7. VICE-CHAIRMAN TO ACT AS CHAIRMAN OR TO DISCHARGE HIS FUNCTIONS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
(1) In the event of the occurrence of any vacancy in the office of the Chairman by reason of his death, resignation or otherwise, the Vice-Chairmen or, as the case may be, 1such one of the Vice-Chairmen as the appropriate Government may, by notification, authorise in this behalf, shall act as the Chairman until the date on which a new Chairman, appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Act to fill such vacancy enters upon his office.
(2) When the Chairman is unable to discharge his functions owing to absence, illness or any other cause, the Vice-Chairman or, as the case may be, such one of the Vice-Chairmen as the appropriate Government may, by notification, authorise in this behalf, shall discharge the functions of the Chairman until the date on which the Chairman resumes his duties.
1.Subs. by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 6, for “Vice-Chairman or, as the case may be, such one of the Vice-Chairman” (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
(b) in the case of any other Member, the age of sixty-five years.
(b) in the case of any other Member, the age of sixty-two years.”.
Provided that the Chairman, Vice-Chairman 1[***]or other Member shall unless he is permitted by the President to relinquish his office sooner, continue to hold office until the expiry of three months from the date of receipt of such notice or until a person duly appointed as his successor enters upon his office or until the expiry of his term of office, whichever is the earliest.
(3) The Central Government may, by rules, regulate the procedure for the investigation of misbehavior or incapacity of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman 1[***] or other Member referred to in sub-section (2).
1.The word “Vice-Chairman” omitted by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
10. SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN AND OTHER MEMBERS.
Provided that neither the salary and allowances nor the other terms and conditions of service of the Chairman, 1[***] or other Member shall be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.
1. The word “Vice-Chairman” omitted by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 9(i) (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
2. Ins. by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 9(ii) (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
(f) the Chairman 4[***]or other Member shall not appear, act or plead before any Tribunal of which he was the Chairman 4[***]or other Member.
Explanation : For the purposes of this section, employment under the Government of India or under the Government of a State includes employment under any local or other authority within the territory of India or under the control of the Government of India or under any corporation or society 5 [***]owned or controlled by the Government.
1. The words “Vice-Chairman or” omitted by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 11(I) (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
(d) the Vice-Chairman of a State Administrative Tribunal or a Joint Administrative Tribunal shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be eligible for appointment as the Chairman of that Tribunal or as the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal or of any other State Administrative Tribunal or Joint Administrative Tribunal, but not for any other employment either under the Government of India or under the Government of a State;”.
3. The words “or Vice-Chairman” omitted by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 11(III) (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
4. The word “, Vice-Chairman” omitted by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 11(IV) (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
5. Ins. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 8 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
12. FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POWER OF THE CHAIRMAN.
Provided that the Chairman shall have authority to delegate such of his financial and administrative powers as he may think fit to the Vice-Chairman or any officer of the Tribunal, subject to the condition that the Vice-Chairman or such officer shall, while exercising such delegated powers, continue to act under the direction, control and supervision of the Chairman.”.
13. STAFF OF THE TRIBUNAL.
(1) The appropriate Government shall determine the nature and categories of the officers and other employees required to assist a Tribunal in the discharge of its functions and provide the Tribunal with such officers and other employees as it may think fit.
1(1-A) The officers and other employees of a Tribunal shall discharge their functions under the general superintendence of the Chairman.
(2) The salaries and allowances and conditions of service of the officers and other employees of a Tribunal shall be such as may be specified by rules made by the appropriate Government.
1. Ins. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 10 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
14. JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL.
(c) all service matters pertaining to service in connection with the affairs of the Union concerning a person appointed to any service or post referred to in sub-clause (ii) or sub-clause (iii) of clause (b), being a person whose services have been placed by a State Government or any local or other authority or any corporation 2[***]ior society or other body, at the disposal of the Central Government for such appointment.
2[***]iExplanation : For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that references to “Union” in this sub-section shall be construed as including references also to a Union Territory.
Provided that if the Central Government considers it expedient so to do for the purpose of facilitating transition to the scheme as envisaged by this Act, different dates may be so specified under this sub-section in respect of different classes of, or different categories under any class of local or other authorities or corporations.
(b) all service matters concerning a person [other than a person referred to in clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1) appointed to any service or post in connection with the affairs of such local or other authority or corporation or society and pertaining to the service of such person in connection with such affairs.
(i) Section 14 vests in the Tribunal the jurisdiction, power and authority earlier exercised by courts, in respect of service matters; P. Lal v. Union of India, AIR 2003 SC 1499.
(ii) Question relating to the Constitution, pattern, nomenclature of posts, cadres, categories, their creation/abolition, prescription of qualifications and other conditions of service including avenues of promotions and criteria to be fulfilled for such promotions pertain to the field of policy and within the exclusive discretion and jurisdiction of the State, subject, of course, to the limitations or restrictions, envisaged in the Constitution of India and it is not for the Statutory Tribunals, at any rate, to direct the Government to have a particular method of recruitment or eligibility criteria or avenues of promotion or impose itself by substituting its views for that of the State; P.U. Joshi v. Accountant General, Ahmedabad, AIR 2003 SC 2156.
(iii) Where before the conclusion of enquiry and without referring to the charges, against a Government servant, an order of termination of service is passed, it is merely a cloak for the order of punishment; Om Prakash Goel v. Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Ltd., AIR 1991 SC 1490.
(iv) This section confers no Jurisdiction, power and authority on the Tribunal to deal with service matters of employees like teachers of secondary schools; Union of India v. Tejram Parashramji Bombhali, AIR 1992 SC 570.
1. The words “under article 136 of the Constitution” omitted by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 11 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
2. Ins. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 11 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
15. JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS.
(c) all service matters pertaining to service in connection with the affairs of the State concerning a person appointed to any service or post referred to in clause (b), being a person whose services have been placed by any such local or other authority or corporation 2[***]or society or other body as is controlled or owned by the State Government at the disposal of the State Government for such appointment.
Provided that if the State Government considers it expedient so to do for the purpose of facilitating transition to the scheme as envisaged by this Act, different dates may be so specified under this sub-section in respect of different classes of, or different categories under any class of local or other authorities or corporations or societies.
(b) all service matters concerning a person [other than a person referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of this section or a member, person or civilian referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 14 appointed to any service or post in connection with the affairs of such local or other authority or corporation or society and pertaining to the service of such person in connection with such affairs.
(4) For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that the jurisdiction, powers and authority of the Administrative Tribunal for a State shall not extend to or be exercisable in relation to, any matter in relation to which the jurisdiction, powers and authority of the Central Administrative Tribunal extends or is exercisable.
1. The words “under article 136 of the Constitution” omited by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 12 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
2. Ins. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 12 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
16. JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF A JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL.
A Joint Administrative Tribunal for two or more States shall exercise all the jurisdiction, powers and authority, exercisable by the Administrative Tribunals for such States.
17. POWER TO PUNISH FOR CONTEMPT.
(ii) in relation to an Administrative Tribunal for a State or a Joint Administrative Tribunal for two or more States, as a reference to the Advocate-General of the State or any of the States for which such Tribunal has been established.
18. DISTRIBUTION OF BUSINESS AMONGST THE BENCHES.
(1) When 1any Benches of a Tribunal are constituted the appropriate Government may from time to time, by notification, make provisions as to the distribution of the business of the Tribunal amongst the 2[***] Benches and specify the matters which may be dealt with by each Bench.
(2) If any question arises as to whether any matter falls within the purview of the business allocated to a Bench of a Tribunal, the decision of the Chairman thereon shall be final.
Explanation : For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the expression “matters” includes applications under section 19.
1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 13, for “any additional Bench or Benches of a Tribunal is or are constituted” (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
2. The words “principal Bench and the additional Bench or additional” omitted by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 13 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, a person aggrieved by any order pertaining to any matter within the jurisdiction of a Tribunal may make an application to the Tribunal for the redressal of his grievance.
(b) by an officer, committee or other body or agency of the Government or a local or other authority or corporation 1or society referred to in clause (a).
(2) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be in such form and be accompanied by such documents or other evidence and by such fee (if any, not exceeding one hundred rupees)2 in respect of the filing of such application and by such other fees for the service or execution of processes, as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
3(3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the Tribunal shall, if satisfied after such inquiry as it may deem necessary, that the application is a fit case for adjudication or trial by it, admit such application; but where the Tribunal is not so satisfied, it may summarily reject the application after recording its reasons.
(4) Where an application has been admitted by a Tribunal under sub-section (3), every proceeding under the relevant service rules as to redressal of grievances in relation to the subject-matter of such application pending immediately before such admission shall abate and save as otherwise direct by the Tribunal, no appeal or representation in relation to such matter shall thereafter be entertained under such rules.
Finding of the Tribunal regarding the correct date of birth of the Government servant based on the consideration of certificates and other evidence cannot be interfered in appeal before Supreme Court as it is a finding of fact; Director of Technical Education v. K. Sitadevi, AIR 1991 SC 308.
1. Ins. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 14 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
2. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 14, for “as may be prescribed by the Central Government” (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
3. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 14, for sub-section (3) (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
20. APPLICATION NOT TO BE ADMITTED UNLESS OTHER REMEDIES EXHAUSTED.
(1) A Tribunal shall not ordinarily admit an application unless it is satisfied that the applicant had availed of all the remedies available to him under the relevant service rules as to redressal of grievances.
(b) where no final order has been made by the Government or other authority or officer or other person competent to pass such order with regard to the appeal preferred or representation made by such person, if a period of six months from the date on which such appeal was preferred or representation was made has expired.
(3) For the purposes of sub-sections (1) and (2), any remedy available to an applicant by way of submission of a memorial to the President or to the Governor of a State or to any other functionary shall not be deemed to be one of the remedies which are available unless the applicant had elected to submit such memorial.
(b) in a case where an appeal or representation such as is mentioned in clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 20 has been made and a period of six months had expired thereafter without such final order having been made, within one year from the date of expiry of the said period of six months.
(b) no proceedings for the redressal of such grievance had been commenced before the said date before any High Court, the application shall be entertained by the Tribunal if it is made within the period referred to in clause (a), or, as the case may be, clause (b), of sub-section (1) or within a period of six months from the said date, whichever period expires later.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), an application may be admitted after the period of one year specified in clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1) or, as the case may be, the period of six months specified in sub-section (2), if the applicant satisfies the Tribunal that he had sufficient cause for not making the application within such period.
22. PROCEDURE AND POWERS OF TRIBUNALS.
(1) A Tribunal shall not be bound by the procedure laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), but shall be guided by the principles of natural justice and subject to the other provisions of this Act and of any rules made by the Central Government, the Tribunal shall have power to regulate its own procedure including the fixing of places and times of its inquiry and decided whether to sit in public or in private.
(2) A tribunal shall decide every application made to it as expeditiously as possible and ordinarily every application shall be decided on a perusal of documents and written representations 1and after hearing such oral arguments as may be advanced.
(i) any other matter which may be prescribed by the Central Government.
1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 15, for certain words (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
2. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 15, for “holding an inquiry” (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
23. RIGHT OF APPLICANT TO TAKE ASSISTANCE OF LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND OF GOVERNMENT, ETC., TO APPOINT PRESENTING OFFICERS.
(1) A person making an application to a Tribunal under this Act may either appear in person or take the assistance of a legal practitioner of his choice to present his case before the Tribunal.
(3) of section 14 or sub-section (3) of section 15 apply, 2may authorise one or more legal practitioners or any of its officers to act as presenting officers and every person so authorised by it may present its case with respect to any application before a Tribunal.
1. Ins. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 16 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
2. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 16, for certain words (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
24. CONDITIONS AS TO MAKING OF INTERIM ORDERS.
Provided that a Tribunal may dispense with the requirements of clauses (a) and (b) and make an interim orders as an exceptional measure if it is satisfied for reasons to be recorded in writing, that it is necessary so to do for preventing any loss being caused to the applicant which cannot be adequately compensated in money but any such interim order shall, if it is not sooner vacated cease to have effect on the expiry of a period of fourteen days from the date on which it is made unless the said requirements have been complied with before the expiry of that period and the Tribunal has continued the operation of the interim order.
25. POWER OF CHAIRMAN TO TRANSFER CASES FROM ONE BENCH TO ANOTHER.
1POWER OF CHAIRMAN TO TRANSFER CASES FROM ONE BENCH TO ANOTHER.
On the application of any of the parties and after notice to the parties, and after hearing such of them as he may desire to be heard, or on his own motion without such notice, the Chairman may transfer any case pending before one Bench, for disposal, to any other Bench.
1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 17, for section 25 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
26. DECISION TO BE BY MAJORITY.
1DECISION TO BE BY MAJORITY. If the Members of a Bench differ in opinion on any point, the point shall be decided according to the opinion of the majority, if there is a majority, but if the Members are equally divided, they shall state the point or points on which they differ, and make a reference to the Chairman who shall either hear the point or points himself or refer the case for hearing on such point or points by one or more of the other Members of the Tribunal and such point or points shall be decided according to the opinion of the majority of the Members of the Tribunal who have heard the case, including those who first heard it.
1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 17, for section 26 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
27. EXECUTION OF ORDERS OF A TRIBUNAL.
(a) of sub-section (2) of section 20 (whether or not such final order had actually been made) in respect of the grievance to which the application relates would have been executed.
1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 18, for “the order of a Tribunal finally disposing of an application” (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
28. EXCLUSION OF JURISDICTION OF COURTS EXCEPT THE SUPREME COURT UNDER ARTICLE 136 OF THE CONSTITUTION.
(b) any Industrial Tribunal, Labour Court or other authority constituted under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), or any other corresponding law for the time being in force shall have, or be entitled to exercise any jurisdiction, powers or authority in relation to such requirement or such service matters.
Supreme Court has held that section 28 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 and the ‘exclusion of jurisdiction’ clauses in all other legislations enacted under the aegis of articles 323 and 323B of the Constitution would be unconstitutional; L. Chandra Kumar v. The Union of India, JT 1997(3) SC 589: AIR 1997 SC 1125.
1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 19, for certain words (w.r.e.f. 1-11-1985).
29. TRANSFER OF PENDING CASES.
Explanation : For the purposes of this sub-section “date with effect from which jurisdiction is conferred on a Tribunal”, in relation to any local or other authority or corporation 2or society, means the date with effect from which the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 14 or, as the case may be, sub-section (3) of section 15 are applied to such local or other authority or corporation or society.
(3) Where immediately before the date of establishment of a Joint Administrative Tribunal any one or more of the States for which it is established, has or have a State Tribunal or State Tribunals all cases pending before such State Tribunal or State Tribunals immediately before the said date together with the records thereof shall stand transferred on that date to such Joint Administrative Tribunal.
Explanation : For the purposes of this sub-section, “State Tribunal” means a Tribunal established under sub-section (2) of section 4.
(b) the Tribunal may, on receipt of such records, proceed to deal with such suit, appeal or other proceeding, so far as may be, in the same manner as in the case of an application under section 19 from the stage which was reached before such transfer or from any earlier stage or de novo as the Tribunal may deem fit.
(5) Where any case stands transferred to a Joint Administrative Tribunal under sub-section (3), the Joint Administrative Tribunal may proceed to deal with such case from the stage which was reached before it stood so transferred.
3(6) Every case pending before a Tribunal immediately before the commencement of the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 1987, being a case the cause of action whereon it is based is such that it would have been, if it had arisen after such commencement, within the jurisdiction of any Court, shall together with the records thereof, stand transferred on such commencement to such Court.
3(7) Where any case stands transferred to a court under sub-section (6), that Court may proceed to deal with such case from the stage which was reached before it stood so transferred.
1. The words “or the Supreme Court” omitted by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 20 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
2. Ins. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 20 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
3. Ins by Act 51 of 1987, sec. 5 (w.e.f. 22-12-1987).
29A. PROVISIONS FOR FILING OF CERTAIN APPEALS.
(b) to any other Tribunal, within ninety days from its establishment or within ninety days from the date of receipt of the copy of such decree or order, whichever is later.
Section 29 provides for automatic transfer of suits to Tribunals. Where a suit was decreed ex parte and the matter is subsequently transferred to the Tribunal, the application for setting aside ex parte decree shall be maintainable before the Tribunal alone; Secretary of Communication, Post and Telegraphs Department v. IIIrd, Additional District Judge, Gorakhpur AIR 1992 All 270.
1. Ins. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 21 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
30. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE A TRIBUNAL TO BE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
All proceedings before a Tribunal shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 193, 219 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
31. MEMBERS AND STAFF OF TRIBUNAL TO BE PUBLIC SERVANTS.
The 1Chairman and other members and the officers and other employees provided under section 13 to a Tribunal shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
1.Subs. by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 13, for “Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members” (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
32. PROTECTION OF ACTION TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH.
Not suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Central or State Government or against the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member of any Central Joint or State Administrative Tribunal, or any other person authorised by such 1Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rule or order made there under.
1.The word “, Vice-Chairman” omitted by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 14 (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
33. ACT TO HAVE OVERRIDING EFFECT.
The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act.
34. POWER TO REMOVE DIFFICULTIES.
(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.
35. POWER OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE RULES.
(1) The Central Government may, subject to the provisions of section 36, by notification make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(f) any other matter which may be prescribed or in respect of which rules are required to be made by the Central Government.
1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 22, for “three Members” (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
2. Subs. by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 15(i), for “Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member” (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
3. Subs. by Act 1 of 2007, sec. 15(ii), for “Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members” (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
4.Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 22, for “and the fees payable in respect of such application” (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
36. POWER OF THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE RULES.
(c) any other matter not being a matter specified in section 35 in respect of which rules are required to be made by the appropriate Government.
1. The words “principal Bench and the additional” omitted by Act 19 of 1986, sec. 23 (w.r.e.f. 22-1-1986).
36A. POWER TO MAKE RULES RETROSPECTIVELY.
The power to make rules under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 35 or clause (b) of section 36 shall include the power to make such rules or any of them retrospectively from a date not earlier than the date on which this Act received the assent of the President, but no such retrospective effect shall be given to any such rule so as to prejudicially affect the interests of any person to whom such rule may be applicable.
1. Ins. by Act 51 of 1987, sec. 6 (w.e.f. 22-12-1987).
(1) Every rule made under this Act by the Central Government shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under the rule.
(2) Every rule made by a State Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.

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