Cabinet approval on uniformity of tenure, retirement age, re-appointment, pension,salary and allowances etc. for chairpersons/members of Tribunals and other quasi-judicial bodies

Cabinet approval on uniformity of tenure, retirement age, re-appointment, pension,salary and allowances etc. for chairpersons/members of Tribunals and other quasi-judicial bodies

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Cabinet

30-January-2014 16:10 IST

Uniform terms of appointment and conditions of service of chairpersons/members of tribunals/quasi-judicial bodies

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval on the recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on uniformity of tenure, retirement age, re-appointment, pension, salary and allowances including medical facilities, leave and travelling allowances for chairpersons/members of Tribunals and other quasi-judicial bodies set up for through central legislations.
The recommendations of the GoM, as accepted by the Cabinet, will have prospective effect through an overarching legislation.

Background:
In order to expedite delivery of justice and make available domain expertise in adjudication, the Government has set up various Tribunals under Central Acts, The terms of appointment and conditions of service of chairpersons and members of these Tribunals are different in many cases. The Government, constituted a GOM aimed at providing uniformity across all Central Tribunals. The Supreme Court has also observed the need for such uniformity.

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Allotment of General Pool office as well as residential accommodation to the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT's) & Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs)

Allotment of General Pool office as well as residential accommodation to the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT's) & Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs)

 No.11013/0/8/93-Poll

Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
(Policy I Section)

Nirman Bhawan,New Delhi.
Dated the 30th August,2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of eligibility for allotment of General Pool office as well as residential accommodation to the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT's) and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs) - Reg.


In continuation to this Directorate's OMs of even number dated 28.9.2007, 16.10.2007, 16.11.2007, 14.12.2010, 27.4.2012 and 25.10.2012 whereby eligibility for allotment of General Pool accommodation, office as well as residential, was granted to Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals DRATs) at Delhi and outstations (where General Pool accommodation exists) till 21.02.2013, the undersigned is directed to state that the issue of extending the eligibility has been considered by the Competent Authority and it has been decided to extend the eligibility status of DRTs and DRATs for allotment of General Pool office and residential accommodation, at locations except Delhi and Mumbai where such accommodation is available beyond 21.02.2013 and till such time alternative arrangements are made for providing residential accommodation to them on the recommendations of the Group of Ministers constituted to consider and examine all issues relating to uniformity of retirement age, conditions relating to the tenure of the appointment/re-appointment and provisions concerning residential and office accommodation for quasi judicial/regulatory bodies/tribunals, etc. Eligibility code allotted earlier to DRTs and DRATs will remain same. Accordingly the allotment of General Pool residential accommodation to the staff of DRTs and DRATs at stations other than Delhi and Mumbai may be regularized by charging normal license fee.

sd/-
(S.K.Jain)
Deputy Director of Estates(Policy)

Source: http://estates.nic.in
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