Section 18
Distribution of business amongst the Benches.
The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
About this Act
An Act to provide for the adjudication or trial by Administrative Tribunals of disputes and complaints with respect to recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to public services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union or of any State or of any local or other authority within the territory of India or under the control of the Government of India or of any corporation or society owned or controlled by the Government in pursuance of article 323A of the Constitution and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) Where 1[any Benches of a Tribunal are
constituted], the appropriate Government may, from time to time, by notification, make provisions as to
the distribution of the business of the Tribunal amongst the 2*** Benches and specify the matters which
may be dealt with by each Bench.
(2) If any question arises as to whether any matter falls within the purview of the business allocated to a Bench of a Tribunal, the decision of the Chairman thereon shall be final.
Explanation.--For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the expression "matters" includes applications under section 19.
(2) If any question arises as to whether any matter falls within the purview of the business allocated to a Bench of a Tribunal, the decision of the Chairman thereon shall be final.
Explanation.--For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the expression "matters" includes applications under section 19.
Notes
1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1986, s. 13, for "any additional Bench or Benches of a Tribunal is or are constituted" (w.e.f. 22-1-1986).
2. The words "principal Bench and the additional Bench or additional" omitted by s. 13, ibid. (w.e.f. 22-1-1986).
2. The words "principal Bench and the additional Bench or additional" omitted by s. 13, ibid. (w.e.f. 22-1-1986).