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भारत को राजपत्र The Gazette ofIndia
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भाग II - खण्ड 1
PART II- Section 1
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नई दिल्ली, मंगलवार, जनवरी 2, 2007 / पौष 12,1928
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NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 , 2007 / PAUSA 12, 1928
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department )
New Delhi , the 2nd January, 2007/Pausa 12, 1928 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the29th December, 2006, and is hereby published for general information:
THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS (AMENDMENT) ACT , 2006
No. 1 OF 2007.
[29th December, 2006]
AnAct further to amend the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 .
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty- seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. ( 1) This Act may be called the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 2006. Short title and contidiomocnent (2)It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification inthe Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions ofthis Act.
Amendment of 13 of 1985.
section 3 .
2. In section 3 ofthe Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) ,--
(1) inclause (1) , for the words " the Chairman or a Vice -Chairman " , the words "the Chairman" shall be substituted.
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(II) in clause ( ia) , the words " and a Vice -Chairman " shall be omitted.
(III) for clause ( u) , the following clause shall be substituted, namely:--
(u ) "Vice-Chairman " means a Member who has been authorised by the appropriate Government to perform administrative functions at each ofthe places where Benches of the Tribunal have been set up .' .
Amendment of section 4.
3. In section 4 of the principal Act , in sub - section (4), for the words " Chairman, Vice- Chairman and other Members " , the words " Chairman and other Members " shall be substituted .
4. In section 5 of the principal Act,-
Amendment of section 5 .
(a) in sub -section ( 1) , for the words " a Chairman and such number of Vice- Chairman and Judicial and Administrative Members " , the words " a Chairman and such number of Judicial and Administrative Members " shall be substituted;
(b) in sub - section (4) ,-
(i) in clause (b) , for the words "the Vice- Chairman or other Members " , the words " a Member " shall be substituted;
(ii) in clause (c),-
(1) For the words " the Vice- Chairman or the Judicial Member " , the words " the Judicial Member " shall be substituted;
(II) for the words "the Vice-Chairman or , as the case may be, the Judicial Member or the Administrative Member " , the words " the Judicial Member or the Administrative Member , as the case may be " shall be substituted.
5. For section 6 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted , namely:-
Substitution of new section for section 6 .
"6.( 1) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as the Chairman unless he is, or has been , a Judge of a High Court:
Qualifications forappointment as Chairman , Vice- Chairman and other members .
Provided that a person appointed as Vice- Chairman before the commencement of this Act shall be qualified for appointment as Chairman if such person has held the office of the Vice- Chairman at least for a period of two years .
(2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment ,-
(a) as an Administrative Member, unless he has held for at least two years the post of Secretary to the Government of India or any other post under the Central or State Government and carrying the scale of pay which is not less than that of a Secretary to the Government of India for at least two years or held a post ofAdditional Secretary to the Government of India for at least five years or any other post under the Central or State Government carrying the scale of pay which is not less than that of Additional Secretary to the Government of India at least for a period of five years :
Provided that the officers belonging to All- India services who were or are on Central deputation to a lower post shall be deemed to have held the post of Secretary or Additional Secretary, as the case may be , from the date such officers were granted proforma promotion or actual promotion whichever is earlier to the level of Secretary or Additional Secretary, as the case may be , and the period spent on Central deputation after such date shall count for
qualifying service for the purposes of this clause;
(b) as a Judicial Member , unless he is or qualified to be a Judge of a High Court or he has for at least two years held the post of a Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Legal Affairs or the Legislative 3
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Department including Member - Secretary, Law Commission of India or held a post of Additional Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Legal Affairs and Legislative Department at least for a period of five years.
(3) The Chairman and every other Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal shall be appointed after consultation with the Chief Justice of India by the President.
(4) Subject to the provision of sub -section (3 ) , the Chairman and every other Member ofan Administrative Tribunal for a State shall be appointed by the President after consultation with the Governor of the concerned State .
(5) The Chairman and every other Member of a Joint Administrative Tribunal shall, subject to the provisions of sub -section ( 3 ) and subject to the terms of the agreement between the participating State Governments published under sub - section (3) of section 4 of the principal Act , be appointed by the President after consultation with the Governors of the concerned States .
Explanation. In computing for the purpose of this section , the period during which a person has held any post under the Central or State Government, there shall be included the period during which he has held any other post under the Central or StateGovernment (including an office under this Act ) carrying the same scale ofpay as that of first mentioned post on a higher scale of pay.".
Amendment of section 7 .
6. Insection 7 ofthe principal Act, for the words "Vice- Chairman or , as the case may be , such one of the Vice - Chairman " , the words " such one of the Members " shall be substituted.
7. For section 8 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-
Substitution of new section for section 8.
Term of office .
"8. (1) The Chairman shall hold office as such for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office:
Provided that no Chairman shall hold office as such after he has attained the age of sixty- eight years .
(2)AMember shall hold office as such for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office extendable by one more term of five years :
Provided that no Member shall hold office as such after he has attained the age ofsixty- five years .
(3) The conditions of service of Chairman and Members shall be the same as applicable to Judges of the High Court ." .
Amendment of section 9.
8. In section 9 of the principal Act, the word " Vice-Chairman " wherever it occurs shall be omitted .
9. In section 10 of the principal Act,-
Amendment of section 10 .
(i) the word "Vice-Chairman " wherever it occurs shall be omitted;
(ii) after the proviso , the following proviso shall be inserted , namely:-
"Provided further that where a serving Government officer is appointed as a Member , he shall be deemed to have retired from the service to which he belonged on the date on which he assumed the charge of the Member but his subsequent service as Member shall, at his option, be reckoned as a post- retirement re-employment counting for pension and other retirement benefits in the service to which he belonged. " .
Insertion ofnew section 10A .
10. After section 10 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-
Saving terms and conditions. Vice-Chairman . of service of " 10A. The Chairman , Vice -Chairman and Member of a Tribunal appointed before the commencement of the Administrative Tribunals ( Amendment) Act, 2006 shall continue to be governed by the provisions of the Act, and the rules made 4
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thereunder as if the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act , 2006 had not come into force:
Provided that, however , such Chairman and the Members appointed before the coming into force of Administrative Tribunals ( Amendment) Act , 2006, may on completion of their term or attainment of the age of sixty - five or sixty- two years , as the case maybe , whichever is earlier may, ifeligible in terms of section 8 as amended by the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 2006 be considered for a fresh appointment in accordance with the selection procedure laid down for such appointments subject to the condition that the total term in office of the Chairman shall not exceed five years and that of the Members , ten years." .
11. In section 11 of the principal Act,--
Amendment of section 11 .
(1) in clause (b) , the words " Vice- Chairman or " shall be omitted;
(II) clause (c ) and clause ( a) shall be omitted ; and
(III) in clause ( e) , the words " or Vice- Chairman " at both the places where they occur shall be omitted:
(IV) in clause (f) , the word " Vice-Chairman " at both the places where they occur shall be omitted.
12. For section 12 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-
Substitution of new section for section 12.
" 12. ( 7 ) The Chairman shall exercise such financial and administrative powers over the Benches as may be vested in him under the rules made by the appropriate Government.
Financial and administrative powers of the Chairman.
(2) The appropriate Government may designate one or more Members to be the Vice-Chairman or, as the case maybe , Vice -Chairmen thereof and the Members so designated shall exercise such of the powers and perform such of the functions of the Chairman as may be delegated to him by the Chairman by a general or special order in writing. " .
Amendment of section 31 .
13. In section 31 of the principal Act, for the words "Chairman , Vice-Chairman and other Members " , the words " Chairman and other Members " shall be substituted .
Amendment of section 32.
14. In section 32 of the principal Act, the word " Vice- Chairman " wherever it occurs shall be omitted .
15. In section 35 of the principal Act , in sub- section (2 ) ,-
Amendment of section 35.
(i) in clause (b) , for the words " Chairman , Vice - Chairman or other Member " , thewords " Chairman or other Member " shall be substituted;
(ii) in clause (c) , for the words " Chairman , Vice- Chairman and other Members " , the words " Chairman and other Members " shall be substituted.
K. N. CHATURVEDI, Secy. to the Govt. of India.
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