On ceasing to hold office,--
(a) the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal shall be ineligible for further employment either under the Government of India or under the Government of a State;
(b) the Chairman of a State Administrative Tribunal or a Joint Administrative Tribunal shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be eligible for appointment as the Chairman or 1*** any other Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal or as the Chairman of any other State Administrative Tribunal or Joint Administrative Tribunal, but not for any other employment either under the Government of India or under the Government of a State;
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(e) a Member (other than the Chairman 3***) of any Tribunal shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be eligible for appointment as the Chairman 3*** of such Tribunal or as the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member of any other Tribunal, but not for any other employment either under the Government of India or under the Government of a State;
(f) the Chairman, 4*** or other Member shall not appear, act or plead before any Tribunal of which he was the Chairman, 4*** or other Member.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, employment under the Government of India or under the Government of a State includes employment under any local or other authority within the territory of India or under the control of the Government of India or under any corporation 5[or society] owned or controlled by the Government.
(a) the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal shall be ineligible for further employment either under the Government of India or under the Government of a State;
(b) the Chairman of a State Administrative Tribunal or a Joint Administrative Tribunal shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be eligible for appointment as the Chairman or 1*** any other Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal or as the Chairman of any other State Administrative Tribunal or Joint Administrative Tribunal, but not for any other employment either under the Government of India or under the Government of a State;
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(e) a Member (other than the Chairman 3***) of any Tribunal shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be eligible for appointment as the Chairman 3*** of such Tribunal or as the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other Member of any other Tribunal, but not for any other employment either under the Government of India or under the Government of a State;
(f) the Chairman, 4*** or other Member shall not appear, act or plead before any Tribunal of which he was the Chairman, 4*** or other Member.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, employment under the Government of India or under the Government of a State includes employment under any local or other authority within the territory of India or under the control of the Government of India or under any corporation 5[or society] owned or controlled by the Government.
Source footnotes
1. The words "Vice-Chairman or" omitted by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).2. Clauses (c) and (d) omitted by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
3. The words "or Vice-Chairman" omitted by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
4. The word "Vice-Chairman" omitted by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 19-2-2007).
5. Ins. by 19 of 1986, s. 8 (w.e.f. 22-1-1986).
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Act not to apply to certain persons.Section 3 · Definitions.Section 4 · Establishment of Administrative Tribunals.Section 5 · Composition of Tribunals and Benches thereof.Section 6 · Qualifications for appointment as Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other Members.Section 7 · Vice-Chairman to act as Chairman or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances.Section 8 · Term of office.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-12-03. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.