SECTIONS | Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 |
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| Preamble |
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| CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY |
1. | Short title, extent and commencement |
2. | Definitions |
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| CHAPTER 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-Chairtnan or other Member |
6. | Vice-Chairman to act as Chairman or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances |
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 |
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 |
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| CHAPTER 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 |
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| CHAPTER 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 |
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| CHAPTER V: APPEALS |
23. | Appeals |
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| CHAPTER VI: MASCELLANEOUS |
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 |
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| CHAPTER VII: AMENDMENTS TO THE RAILWAYS ACT |
31. | Amendment of section 3 |
32. | Amendment of section 78A |
33. | Substitution of new section for section 80 |
34. | Omission of sections 82B, 82D and 82F |
35. | Amendment of section 82C |
36. | Amendment of sections 82E, 82G and 82HH |
37. | Amendment of section 82-1 |
38. | Amendment of section 82J |