What is Resignation and Removal? Section 9 of Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
(1) The Chairman or other Members may, by notice in writing under his hand
addressed to the President, resign his office :
Provided that the Chairman or other Member shall, unless he is permitted by the
President to relinquish his office sooner, continue to hold office until the
expiry of three months form the date of receipt of such notice or until a person
duly appointed as his successor enters upon his office or until the expiry of
his term of office, whichever is the earliest.
(2) The Chairman or any other Member shall not be removed
from his office except by an order made by the President on the
ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity after an inquiry
made by a Judge of the Supreme Court in which such Chairman or
other Member had been informed of the charges against him and
given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of
those charges.
(3) The Central Government may, by rules, regulate the procedure
for the investigation of misbehaviour or incapacity of the
Chairman or other Member referred to in sub-section (2).
Section 2 : Act not to apply to certain persons
Section 3 of CAT Act 1985 - Definitions
ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIBUNALS AND BENCHES THEREOF
Section 4 of CAT Act 1985 - Establishment of Administrative Tribunal
Section 5 of CAT Act 1985 - Composition of Tribunals and Benches thereof
Section 8 of CAT Act 1985 - Term of office
Section 9 of CAT Act 1985 - Resignation and Removal
Section 10A of CAT Act 1985 - Saving terms and conditions of service of Vice-Chairman
Section 12 of CAT Act 1985 - Financial and administrative powers of the Chairman
Section 13 of CAT Act 1985 - Staff of the Tribunal
JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF TRIBUNALS
Section 15 of CAT Act 1985 - Jurisdiction, powers and authority of State Administrative Tribunals
Section 16 of CAT Act 1985 - Jurisdiction, powers and authority of a Joint Administrative Tribunal
Section 17 of CAT Act 1985 - Power to punish for contempt
Section 18 of CAT Act 1985 - Distribution of business amongst the Benches
PROCEDURE
Section 19 of CAT Act 1985 - Applications to Tribunals
Section 20 of CAT Act 1985 - Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted