Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987

The Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987

रेल दावा अधिकरण अधिनियम, 1987

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Act ID:	198754
Act Number:	54
Enactment Date:	1987-12-23
Act Year:	1987
Short Title:	The Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987
Hindi Title:	रेल दावा अधिकरण अधिनियम, 1987
Long Title:	An Act to provide for the establishment of a Railway Claims Tribunal for inquiring into and determining claims against a railway administration for loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of animals or goods entrusted to it to be carried by railway or for the refund of fares or freight or for compensation for death or injury to passengers occurring as a result of railway accidents or untoward incidents and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Ministry:	Ministry of Railways
Enforcement Date:	08-11-1989
Notification:	8th November, 1989, vide notification No. S.O. 783(E), dated 5th October, 1989, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

ESTABLISHMENT OF RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL AND BENCHES THEREOF

CHAPTER III

JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF CLAIMS TRIBUNAL

CHAPTER IV

PROCEDURE

CHAPTER V

APPEALS

CHAPTER VI

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Establishment of Railway Claims Tribunal.
Section 4. Composition of Claims Tribunal and Benches thereof.
Section 5. Qualifications for appointment as Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member.
Section 6. Vice-Chairman to act as Chairman or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances. Show Related Subordinates
Section 7. Term of office.
Section 8. Resignation and removal.
Section 9. Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members.
Section 9A. Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Member
Section 10. Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman, Vice-Chairman, etc., on ceasing to be such Chairman or Vice-Chairman, etc.
Section 11. Financial and administrative powers of Chairman.
Section 12. Staff of Claims Tribunal. Show Related Subordinates
Section 13. Jurisdiction, powers and authority of Claims Tribunal.
Section 14. Distribution of business amongst Benches.
Section 15. Bar of jurisdiction.
Section 16. Application to Claims Tribunal.
Section 17. Limitation.
Section 18. Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunal.
Section 19. Right to legal representation and presenting officers.
Section 20. Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another.
Section 21. Decision to be by majority.
Section 22. Execution of orders of Claims Tribunal.
Section 23. Appeals.
Section 24. Transfer of pending cases.
Section 25. Proceedings before Claims Tribunal to be judicial proceedings.
Section 26. Members and staff of Claims Tribunal to be public servants.
Section 27. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 28. Act to have overriding effect.
Section 29. Power to remove difficulties.
Section 30. Power to make rules. Show Related Subordinates
Section 30A. Power to make rules retrospectively. Show Related Subordinates

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
19-09-1989	GSR_842_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1989
19-09-1989	GSR_845_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Financial and Administrative Powers) Rules, 1989
19-09-1989	GSR_844_E_Railways Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allownaces and Conditions of Services of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members Rules, 1989
06-12-1991	GSR_726_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries, Allowances and conditions of services of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Member) Amendment Rules, 1991
11-04-1996	GSR_185_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Amendment Rules 1996
08-07-1996	GSR_270_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 1996
26-09-1996	GSR_436_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 1996
04-02-1997	GSR_59_E_Raitway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 1997
12-03-1998	GSR_134_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Group ‘A’ and ‘B’posts) Recruitment Rules, 1997
07-09-1998	GSR_563_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice—Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 1998
09-09-1998	GSR_573_E_Looking after charge to Shri D.Shankar Vice-chairman RCT for the post of chairman RCT,1998
02-10-1999	GSR_96_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules,1999
26-10-1999	GSR_719_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 1999
30-12-1999	GSR_835_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowanees and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 1999
21-09-2000	GSR_733_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice—Chairman and, Members) Amendment Rules, 2000
25-05-2001	GSR_386_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment, Rules, 2001
09-07-2001	GSR_513_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment, Rules, 2001
11-03-2002	GSR_206_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2001
02-12-2002	GSR_787_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2002
27-08-2003	GSR_692_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ Posts) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2003
22-10-2003	GSR_383_Railway Claims Tribunal (Financial and Administrative Powers) Amendment Rules, 2003
16-03-2005	GSR_173_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2005
15-02-2006	GSR_66_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2006
23-08-2006	GSR_498_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2006
11-04-2007	GSR_283_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2007
17-06-2008	GSR_463_E_Railway Claim Tribunal (Group ‘A’ and‘B’ Posts) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2008
29-08-2008	GSR_625_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2008
18-11-2008	GSR_797_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Services of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2008
12-11-2009	GSR_828_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Services of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2009
22-02-2010	GSR_96_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rule, 2010
13-11-2014	GSR_796_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice—Chairman and, Members) Amendment Rules, 2014
26-02-2015	GSR_124_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Services of Chairman, Vice-Chainnan and Members) Amendment Rules, 2015
17-09-2015	GSR_711_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2015
28-04-2016	GSR_464_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2016
12-05-2016	GSR_500_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Services of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2016
24-11-2016	GSR_1088_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Services of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2016
31-03-2017	GSR_332_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2017
23-08-2017	GSR_1060_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Second Amendment Rules, 2017
13-07-2018	GSR_642_E_ Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure of Investigation of Misbehaviour, or Incapacity of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Rules, 1991
27-08-2018	GSR_816_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2018
05-11-2018	GSR_1086_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Services of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2018
26-11-2018	GSR_1136_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Second Amendment Rules, 2018
31-07-2019	GSR_546_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rule, 2019
16-08-2019	GSR_575_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2019
12-09-2019	GSR_646_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2019
20-12-2019	GSR_941_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2019
10-01-2020	GSR_21_E_Railway Claims Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2020
14-09-2020	GSR_553_E_The Railway Claims Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Services of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2020