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The Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987

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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.

Act number
54 of 1987
Ministry
Ministry of Railways
Enacted
23 Dec 1987

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32 sections

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