सत यम व जयत मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, म ख य ख डप ठ, म बई न गररक च सनद

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1 सत यम व जयत मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, म ख य ख डप ठ, म बई न गररक च सनद

2 मह र ष ट र श सन न गररक च सनद * मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण, श सक य क ट र क र.3 व4, फ र प स ज नल म गन, म त र लय सम र, नधरमन प ई ट, म बई क य लय द रध वन क र. (022) /

3 न गररक च म लभ त क तव य स धवध न च प लन करण आधण तत प प रधणत आदशन व स स थ, र ष ट रध वज व र ष ट रग त य च आदर करण. ज य म ळ आपल य र ष ट र य स व त त र यलढय स स फ त धमळ ल त प य उद त त आदश च ज प सन कर न त प य च अन सरण करण. भ रत च स वनभ मत, एकत व एक त प मत उन नत र खण व त प य च स रक षण करण. आव हन क ल ज ईल त व ह दश च स रक षण करण व र ष ट र य स व बज वण. ध र ममक, भ धषक व प र द धशक ककव वग य भ द च य पधलकड ज ऊन अधखल भ रत य जनत मध य एक प व भ र त भ व व ढ ल ल वण. स त स त रय च य प रधतष ट ठ ल उण पण आणण -य प रथ स ड न द ण. आपल य स धमश र स स क त च य व रस च म ल ज ण न त जतन करण. अरण य, सर वर, नद य व वन य ज वस ष ट ट य न सर मगक पय वरण च रक षण कर न त प य त स ध रण करण आधण सधजव प र ण य ब बत दय ब ध द ब ळगण. धवज ञ नधनष ट ठ द स त ष ट टक न, म नवत व द आधण श धकब ध द व स ध रण व द य च धवक स करण. स वनजधनक स पत त च रक षण करण व कहस च र च धनग रहप वनक त प य ग करण. र ष ट र सतत उपक रम व धसध द य च य चढत प य श र ण ग ठत ज ईल अश प रक र सवन व यस त ततगत व स म द धयक क यनश र त र त पर क ष ट ठ च यश स प दन करण य स ठ झटण. ह प रत प य क भ रत य न गधरक च कतनव य अस ल. (स बत :- भ रत च स धवध न अन च छ द क र.51-क "म लभ त कतनव य ) प रस त वन ( न य यम त अ ब द स ह. ज श ) अध यक ष, मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, म बई (उच च न य य लय च धनव त त न य यम त ) मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, म बई (म ख य ख डप ठ) मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण ह उच च न य य लय स सम तर अस न मह र ष ट र र ज य कमनच र, अधधक र य च उच च न य य लय व इतर न य य लय त अन क स व धवषयक द व द खल ह त त. सदर न य य लय न प रश सन ब बतच द व धनक ल त क ढण य स अन क वष च क ल वध ल गत व क ह प रस ग तर श सक य कमनच र /अधधक र स व धनव त त झ ल तर त प य च य द व य च धनक ल ल गत न ह. पधरण म स स धधत कमनच र व श सन य न अन क अडचण न त ड द य व ल गत. अश पधरस त स थत च धवच र कर न कद र स सरक रन प रश सक य न य य धधकरण क यद 1985 (अधधधनयम 1985 मध ल 13) म ज र क ल. सदर अधधधनयम त ल कलम 35 न स र मह र ष ट र श सन न मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण अधधधनयम भ रत सरक रच प रधसध द पत रक (Notification) क र (ई), धद.22एधप रल, 1988 न स र करण य त आल आह. त प य न स र भ रत सरक रच धमधनस टर ऑफ पसननल, प.ज. अ ण ड प न शन धडप टनमद ट ऑफ पसननल अ ण ड र कनग, नव धदल ल य च र जपत र क र. A-12026/3/86- AT, धदन क अन वय मह र ष ट र श सन, धवध व न य य धवभ ग य च अधधस चन क र. SAT 1085/1878(90-XI), dt अन वय नव म बई य थ मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च म ख य ख डप ठ स र करण य त आल. श सन धवध व न य य धवभ ग य च अधधस चन क र. SAT 1085/1878(90-XI), dt अन वय नव म बई य थ न म बई य थ ख डप ठ स थ न तर त करण य त आल. तन न तर श सन धवध व न य य धवभ ग य च धद अन वय न गप र व और ग ब द य थ स वत त र ख डप ठ क य न व त झ ल. मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च क यन, कतनव य, अधधक र, क यनकक ष य ब बतच म धहत स वत त रपण नम द करण य त य त आह. मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च म ख य उद द श ह न गधरक च सनद य म ध यम त न मह र ष ट र र ज य त ल अधधक र /कमनच र य न त प य च य स व धवषयकब ब च धनर करण ह ईल अश मल आश आह. अध यक ष, मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, म बई

4 अ. क र अन क रमरणक रवषय मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, म बई य क य लय च रचन, क यन व कतनव य य च तपश ल मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण त ल पद धधक र व अधधक र य च अधधक र व कतनव य च तपश ल प न क र धनणनय प रधक रय त ल पयनव क षण व जब बद च उत तरद धयत प व क यनपध दत क म च धनपट र करण स ब ध ठरधवण य त आल ल धनकष मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण य क य लय च य क म श स ब धधत धनयम/अधधधनयम/पधरपत रक /श सन धनणनय मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च पधरण मक रक क म स ठ जनस म न य श सल ल मसलत करण य च व यवस थ. मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण य क य लय त ल म धहत च इल तर धनतस स वर प त स ठधवल ल म धहत प रक धशत करण. मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण य क य लय त न गधरक न म धहत उपलब ध ह ण स ठ कर न ठ वण य त आल ल य स धवध च तपश ल ग र थ लय ककव अभ य स कक ष च य व ळ तश व यवस थ क ल असल य स मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण य क य लय त ल श सक य जन म धहत अधधक र /सह यक जन म धहत अधधक र /म धहत अधधक र य च धवस त त म धहत प रक धशत करण. (1) मह र ष ट र प रश क य न य य धधकरण त प रकरण द खल करण य स ठ धवधहत क ल ल नम न (Format of Original Application)

5 1 (2) मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण त म ळ अज वर प नर मवच र करण ब बत द खल करण य स ठ क ल ल धवधहत नम न (Format of Review Application) (3) मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण त धकरक ळ अजन करण ब बत द खल करण य स ठ क ल ल धवधहत नम न (Format of Miscellenious Application) (4) मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण त अवम न य धचक द खल करण य स ठ क ल ल धवधहत नम न (Format of 33 Contempt Application) (5) मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण त क व ह ट द खल करण य स ठ क ल ल धवधहत नम न (Format of Caveat) (6) म ळ अजन द खल करत न करण य त य ण र क यनव ह कधरत (Scrutiny Form) (7) म ळ अजन न य य धधकरण सम र स न वण स ठ ठ वल य न तर ह ण -य क यनव ह न स र अजनद र न व श सन स प ठधवण य त य ण र आद श व न ट स य च धवधहत नम न (8) मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण त अजनद र ककव वधकल न न य यधनणनय च ककव आद श च प रत धमळण स ठ 43 कर वय च धवधहत नम न (Form of Certified Copy for Advocate/Applicant) (9) मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण त श सक य क य लय न न य यधनणनय च प रत धमळण स ठ कर वय च धवधहत 44 नम न (Form of Certified Copy for State of Maharashtra Offices.) (10) मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च प र धसजर र ल स मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण, म बई मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण, म बई य क य लय च रनच, क यत क य लय च न व पत त रवभ ग प रम ख (म ख य ख डप ठ) क य लय प रम ख श सक य रवभ ग च न व क णत य म त र लय त ल ख त य च य अरधनस त रवरशष ट ट क यत रवभ ग च ध य य ध रण व क तव य य च तपश ल मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, म बई श सक य क टर क र.3 व4, फ र प र स ज नल म गन, म त र लय सम र, नर मन प ई ट, म बई अध यक ष, मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, म बई (सध य क यनरत असल ल म.न य यम त अ ब द स ह. ज श ) श र य त स र श कल य णर व ज श मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण स म न य प रश सन धवभ ग, क य सन क र.38, म त र लय, म बई मह र ष ट र श सक य कमनच -य च य स व धवषयक प रकरण च न य यधनव ड करण. Quick expeditious adjudication of disputes between Government of Maharashtra and its employees, and to extend the jurisdiction to local bodies and State sector undertaking.

6 2 3 ध रण इम रत व ज ग च तपश ल (1) To act as a fair & Impartial Arbiter between employees and the employer. (2) To see that the remedies are provided at a reasonable cost and with the least possible delay. (3) Ensure effective compliance of the decision within a reasonable time frame. 1. मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, म बई ह क य लय श सक य क ट रमध य च धल वण य स ठ य त अस न सदर ज ग एक ण 6000 च रस फ ट इतक आब धटत करण य त य त आह 2. मप रन य, न गप र क य लय पधहल य मजल य वर स त स थत आह. 3. मप रन य, और ग ब द क य लय द स-य मजल य वर स त स थत आह. उपलब ध स व मह र ष ट रत ल श सक य कमनच र -य च य स व धवषयक ब ब च जलदगत न धनव रण क ल क य लय न द रध वन क रम क व व ळ स प त धहक स ट ट व धवधशष ट ट स व स ठ ठरधवल ल य व ळ ज त. (022) /(022) व ळ:-स मव र त शधनव र सक ळ त स ध य क ळ रधवव र तस च द सर व च थ शधनव र, शसक य स ट टय, उन ह ळ स ट ट, धदव ळ स ट ट व न त ळ च स ट ट, धवधशष ट ट स व स ठ व ळ ठरधवल ल न ह. मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, म बई य क य लय च अधधनस त क य लय च रचन :- अ.क र. धवभ ग च न व धवभ ग अधधनस त क य लय 1. मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण म बई न गप र और ग ब द मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, श सक य क ट र क र.3 व4, फ र प र स ज नल म गन, म त र लय सम र, नर मन प ई ट, म बई मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, पधहल मजल नव न प रश सक य इम रत, धसस त व हल ल ईन स, धवक र कर क य लय जवळ, न गप र मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधरण, द सर मजल, ज न उच च न य य लय च इम रत, अद लत र ड, और ग ब द

7 ४ क यत व क तव य Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal is a Judicial body. It decides the cases instituted against the Government of Maharashtra by its employees in respect of disputes on service matters. In this connection, Section 15 which deals with Jurisdiction, Powers and Authority of State Administrative Tribunals reads as under: (1) Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, the Administrative Tribunal for a State shall exercise, on and from the appointed day, all the jurisdiction, powers and authority exercisable immediately before that day by all courts (except the Supreme Court) in relation to (a) recruitment, and matters concerning recruitment, to any civil service of the State or to any civil post under the State; (b) all service matters concerning a person (not being a person referred to in clause (c) of this subsection or a member, person or civilian referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 14) appointed to any civil service of the State or any civil post under the State and pertaining to the service of such person in connection with the affairs of the State or of any local or other authority under the control of the State Government or of any corporation (or society) owned or controlled by the State Government; (c) all service matters pertaining to service in connection with the affairs of the State concerning a person appointed to any service or post referred to in clause (b), being a person whose services have been placed by any such local or other authority or corporation (or society) or other body as is controlled or owned by the State Government, at the disposal of the State Government for such appointment. मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण त ल पद धधक र, अधधक र य च अधधक र व कतनव य च म. अध यक ष, मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, म बई य च अधधक र व कतनव य :- तपश ल :- 5 As per provisions of Section 5 of Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, the Chairman of Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (a) may, in addition to discharging the functions of the Judicial Member or the Administrative Member of the Bench to which he is appointed, discharge the functions of the Judicial Member or, as the case may be, the Administrative Member of the Bench; (b) may transfer the Vice-Chairman or other Member from one Bench to another Bench; (c) may authorize the Vice-Chairman or the Judicial Member or the Administrative Member appointed to one Bench to discharge also the functions of the Vice- Chairman or, as the case may be, the Judicial Member or the Administrative Member of another Bench; d) may, for the purpose of securing that any case or cases which, having regard to the nature of the questions involved, requires or require, in his opinion or under the rules made by the State Government in this behalf, to be decided by a Bench composed of more than two Members;

8 6 7 (e) Chairman either himself or may authorize any other Member by issuing an order to function as a Bench consisting of a single Member and exercise the jurisdiction, powers and authority of the Tribunal in respect of such classes of cases or such matters pertaining to such classes of cases as the Chairman may by general or special order specify: As per Section 25 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, the Chairman on the application of any of the parties and after notice to the parties, and after hearing such of them as he may desire to be heard, or on his own motion without such notice may transfer any case pending before one Bench for disposal to another Bench. As per Section 26 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, the Chairman is having power either to hear himself or refer the case to other Members for hearing the case on such point where the Members of the Division Bench are of difference of opinion. As per Section 12 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 and as per provisions of Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Financial & Administrative Power) Rules, 1991, the Chairman is having power to exercise all the financial and administrative मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च न य धयक अधधक र त :- powers which are vested in the Secretary of a Ministerial Department of the State Government. As per provisions of Rule 27 and 28 of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Procedure), Rules, 1988, the Chairman is having power to fix the sitting hours of Tribunal and working hours of the Tribunal. As per provisions of Rule 29 and 30 of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1988, the Chairman is having power to issue orders to the Registrar, Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal and assign the work as he deems fit. As per provisions of Rule 33 of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1988, the Chairman is having power to specify the dress of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members and Staff Members of the Tribunal. Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal decides the disputes on following subjects by sitting as Single Bench. Consolidated list of the subjects coming within the jurisdiction of Single Bench. :-

9 8 9 a. Change of date of birth. b. Transfer / Posting on transfer which includes retransfer or repatriation or implementation of transfer. c. Entry(s) in character rolls made otherwise than as a measure of penalty under Maharashtra Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, d. Allotment of Government accommodation and eviction therefore under the orders of an executive authority on transfer or termination of service. e. Claims pertaining to grant/ refusal of leave, determination of nature of leave, affixing or suffixing holidays/ vacations to leave period, conversion of leave of one kind into another. f. Money claims pertaining to Medical Reimbursement. Leave Encashment while in service, Leave Travel Concession and Overtime Allowance, Delayed Wages and/or Allowance while in service or on Suspension and Money Claims arising out of rules, resolutions and regulations. g. Crossing of Efficiency Bar. h. Claim due on account of stagnation at a stage in pay scale. i. Family Pension, Grant/ Refusal thereof (not involving the question of inheritance or devolution under personal law) and quantum of pension amount as per rules, regulations and decisions. j. Grant or Refusal to grant/ advances/loans. k. Disputes regarding recoveries purporting to be under the Rules of Monetary claims of the Government including these of overpayments, loss to Government or its property, unauthorized use of Government property or Government vehicle, misappropriation of moneys due to Government. l. All disputes or matters pertaining o the appointment, renewal of appointment, payment of honorarium, penalties imposed for neglect of duty including suspension, removal and dismissal etc., in respect of Police Patils and other statutory lower tenure post of the type to be filled in by District or sub Divisional authorities in District. m. Omission in fixation/ determination/payment of provisional pension/pension/ pensionary benefits and amount of interest on delayed payments thereof. n. Disputes regarding penalty of reduction of pension in cases not

10 10 11 involving misappropriation of Government money or moneys due to Government or moneys pay to the Government agency or in cases not involving conduct involving a crime or moral turpitude or failure to refund to the Government amount overpaid to the Government servant or otherwise due from him to the Government. o. All matters pertaining to penalties under any enactment or rules except the following:- Dismissal from service. Removal from service. Compulsory Retirement from service by way of punishment only. But this would not include premature or compulsory retirement under any rule after completion of specified service. Reduction in rank for a period exceeding three years. Debarring an employee for promotion permanently. p. All the matters in which validity of suspension determination of suspension period and the claim of payment during the period of suspension. q. Refusal of stagnation benefit with or without reason. This would include refusal to grant benefit of time bound promotion scheme or any other similar such scheme. म. सदस य, मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, म बई य च अधधक र व कतनव य :- s. Refusal to confirm permanency benefits with or without reason. t. Refusal of advance increments with or without reason. All other matters are to be decided by Division Bench of Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal. If a serious law point is involved them Chairman can constitute a Full Bench consisting of 3 or more Members. 1) To decide all the cases transferred to him by Chairman. 2) To decide the cases as the Member of Division Bench and Single Bench as the case may be. 3) To exercise the power vested in him as per Section 30 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, ) To exercise all powers delegated to him by Chairman.

11 12 म. प रब धक, मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण, म बई य च अरधक र व क तव य - प रब धक - श र य त स.क. ज श 1. प रब धक ह क य लय प रम ख अस न त पदधसध द अधधक र असल य न त प य च क यद श र अधधक र त मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च सवन अधभल ख, तस च म लमत त र धहल, तस च सवन न दवहय, ल ख प स तक त प य च य धनय त रण च य अधधन र ह न व परण य त य ईल व त प य वर व ध धनक त ब प रब धक च र धहल. 2. क य लय च म ह र प रब धक य च धनय त रण ख ल व परण य त य ईल. 3. मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण क यनप रधक रय धनयम 1986 च य धनयम 29 त 31 प रम ण न म न धदल ल सवन कतनव य प र प डण. 4. म. अध यक ष, म. उप ध यक ष, म.सदस य य न न म न धदल ल क म करव न घ ण व करण. 5. मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च य आस थ पन, न य धयक, ग र थ लय, ल ख र क डन इ. धवभ ग वर धनय त रण ठ वण. 6. ब ह र न आल ल सवन टप ल प ह न त प य वर क यनव धहस ठ य ग य त आद श करण. In addition to it, the Registrar to do the duties as vested in him vide Rule 29, 30 and 31 of Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, रनणतय प ररक रय त ल पयतव क षण व जब बद र च उत तरद रयत व क यतपध दत - In Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, there are two channels for taking decisions a) Judicial Decisions b) Administrative Decisions 1) The procedure followed in Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal for Judicial Decisions i.e. Journey of a case. In Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal the cases are divided into following categories a) Original Application b) Transfer Application c) Miscellaneous Application d) Review Application e) Contempt Application f) Transfer application from one Bench to another Bench 2) The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal following the procedure for resolution of disputes as under: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Institution of cases. Scrutiny of cases. Correction of mistake and supply of omissions as the case may be. Service of notices to parties. Receiving Reply, Rejoinder, etc. Hearing of the cases on interim relief and Misc. application. 13

12 14 15 Note: (g) (h) (i) (j) Final hearing of the cases. Pronouncement of Judgments. Division of Record for preservation according to Destruction of Records Rules. Destruction of Records as per Rules. i) In Contempt Application, the notices are to be issued by the Bench after hearing the complainant. ii) In case, there is urgency the circulations can be issued directly by Benches. 3) Channel of supervision and accountability. In Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Chairman is the Head of the Department and as per provisions of Rule 4 of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Financial & Administrative Power) Rules, 1991, he is the supervising authority of the whole business of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal and everybody is accountable for his work to the Chairman. क म च रनपट र करण स ब ध ठररवण य त आल ल रनकष - a) So far as judicial business is concerned, no norms are set but the past record of Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal discloses that even without setting the monthly norms, the disposal rate in Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal is so high that it is having very less pendency of cases in comparison to other Courts and Tribunals dealing with the judicial matters. b) So far as norms for disposal of administrative files are concerned, there are directions of Hon ble Chairman that the administrative business should be disposed of either on the same day or on next day or within reasonable period; therefore, there is no pending work in Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal.

13 16 17 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण य क य लय च य क म श स ब रधत रनयम / अरधरनयम / पररपत रक / श सन रनणतय अ. क र. रवषय 1 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च स थ पन 2 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च य न गप र व और ग ब द ख डप ठ च स थ पन 3 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च ख डप ठधनह य क यनकक ष 4 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च ख डप ठधनह य क यनकक ष (स ध रण ) 5 The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Contempt of Court) Rules, 1996 रनयम/अरधरनयम/पररपत रक / श सन रनणतय Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnal, P.G. & Pension Dept. of Personnel & Training, New Delhi, Gazette Publication No. D-XI, Dt Law & Judiciary Notification XI, Dt. Law & Judiciary Notification No.SAT.1096/429/(5B)- IX, Dt Law & Judiciary Notification A-12026/3/86-AT, Dt. Law & Judiciary Notification No.SAT.1085/1878/(90)- No.SAT.1085/1878/(90)- No.MAT.1091/239/(139)-D- XI, Dt No. MAT/MUM/I/1996, Dt मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण त क व ह ट द खल करण स ब ध धनयम. 8 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च धनयम, २००४ 9 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण त ल अध यक ष व सदस य य च व तन, भत त आधण इतर स व धवषयक धनयम स ब ध 10 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च म बई ख डप ठ नव म बई य थ स र करण स ब ध. 11 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च म बई ख डप ठ नव म बईह न म बई य थ स थ न तर त करण ब बत. 12 The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Administrative & Financial Power) Rules, The Maharashtra nistrative Admi Tribunal (Administrative & Financial Power) Rules, Amendment MAT Office order No.MAT/JUD/ MUM/ 6659/1996, Dt No.AT/JUD/MUM/Destructi on of Records Rules/1/2004, Dt As per The Administrative (Amendment) Act, 2006 the condition of service of Chairman & Members are the same as applicable to Judges Law & Judiciary of the High Notification Court. No.SAT 1085/1878(90- XI), Dt Law & Judiciary Notification No.SAT 1085/1878(90- XI), Dt Law & Judiciary Notification No.SAT 1085/323(30)-XI, Dt G.A.D. Notification No.MAT 1096/CR No.09/98/38, Dt

14 18 14 The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Officers and Staff) (Conditions of Service) Rules, The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Officers and Staff) (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1991-Corrigendum 16 The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Assistant Registrar/ Research Officer and Librarian (Recruitment) Rules, The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Grant of certified copies) Rules, मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण च १२४ पद च स ध धरत आक धतब ध 19 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, म बई य थ ल एक व हनच लक च पद और ग ब द य थ वगन करण ब बत 20 Distribution of Subjects 2003 Single Bench Subjects, Division Bench Subjects Law & Judiciary Notification No.SAT 1085/2632(91)-XI, Dt Law & Judiciary Notification No.SAT 1085/2632(91)-XI, Dt स प रधव क र.एमएट /स आर-94-38, धद Law & Judiciary Notification No.MAT- 1091/239/(139)-D-XI, Dt स प रधव श.धन.क र.मप रन य /112/प र.क र.5/04/38, धद स प रधव श स त ध दपत रक क र.मप रन य /3/प र.क र.8/10/38, धद No.MAT/MUM/JUD/34/ Subject of Single Bench/2003, Dt मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण च पररण मक रक क म स ठ जनस म न य श सल ल मसलत करण य च व यवस थ ह क य लय न य धयक स वर प च क य लय अस न न य य धधकरण च क मक ज पधरण मक रक करण य स ठ जनस म न य श सल ल मसलत क ल ज त न ह. सबब य धवषय च धनर क म धहत समजण य त य व. ख डप ठ / क यतकक ष न य य धधकरण च त न ख डप ठ अस न म बई ख डप ठ ह म ख य ख डप ठ आह. तस च उवनर त २ ख डप ठ न गप र व और ग ब द य धठक ण क यनरत आह त. त प य च य क यनकक ष त य ण र धजल ह ख ल ल प रम ण आह त :- म बई न गप र (धवदभन) और ग ब द (मर ठव ड ) ठ ण, प ण, न धशक, क ल ह प र, स ल प र, स त र, स गल, र यगड, रत प न धगर, कसध द गन अमर वत, अक ल, च र सप र, गडधचर ल, भ ड र, ग धदय, वध, यवतम ळ जळग व, अहमदनगर, परभण, न द ड, ज लन, कहग ल, उस म न ब द, ल त र, ब ड, ध ळ 19

15 20 21 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण य क य लय त ल म रहत च इल क ट र रनक ट स स वर प त स ठरवल ल म रहत प रक रशत करण - मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण ह न य धयक स वर प च क य लयअस न न य य धधकरण च व बस ईट तय र करण य त आल अस न अ धतम टप प य त आह. ( सदर व बस ईटवर न य य धधकरण मध ल न य यधनणनय, आद श, म. पद धधक ऱय च म धहत, द खल करण य त आल ल य प रकरण च सद यस त स थत, स पकन इ. ब बतच इत प य भ त म धहत उपलब ध असण र आह. म ह सप टद बर, 2014 अख र सदर व बस ईट च ल ह ण र आह. (अ) सह य यक जन म रहत अरधक र - अ. क र. पदरनद रशत पदन म 1. श र. श र.ब. कदम, अध क षक, मप रन य, म बई क यतक ष त र पत त व द रध वन ई-म ल म बई ख डप ठ मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, श सक य क ट र क र.3 व4, फ र प र स ज नल म गन, म त र लय सम र, नर मन प ई ट, म बई (022) registrar_mat_ Mumbai@ yahoo.co.in मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण य क य लय त न गररक न म रहत उपलब ध ह ण स ठ कर न ठ वण य त आल लय स रवध च 2. श र स.र. ग जर, धलधपक, मप रन य, न गप र न गप र ख डप ठ मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधकरण, पधहल मजल नव न registrar_mat_ ngp@ yahoo.in तपरशल ग र थ लय ककव अभ य स कक ष च य व ळ तश व यवस थ क ल असल य स - प रश सक य इम रत, धसस त व हल ल ईन स, धवक र कर य क य लय च म धहत जनम धहत अधधक र व सह य यक जन म धहत अधधक र ह सक ळ त स य व ज पय त क य लय जवळ, न गप र (0712) श सक य स ट ट च धदवस स ड न द ऊ शकत ल 3. श र. प.क. र ड ड, और ग ब द ख डप ठ मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य धधरण, द सर mat_abad@ rediffmail.com सह य यक, मजल, ज न उच च मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण य क य लय त ल श सक य जन म रहत अरधक र /सह य यक जन म रहत अरधक र /म रहत अरधक र य च रवस त त म रहत प रक रशत करण - मप रन य, और ग ब द न य य लय च इम रत, अद लत र ड, और ग ब द (0240)

16 22 23 जन म रहत अरधक र - (क) अरपरलय म रहत अरधक र - अ. पदरनद रशत क यतक ष त र पत त व द रध वन ई-म ल अ. पदरनद रशत क यतक ष त र पत त व द रध वन ई-म ल क र. पदन म क र. पदन म 1. श र मत अ.आ. म बई मह र ष ट र प रश सक य registrar_mat_ 1. श र य त स.क. म बई मह र ष ट र प रश सक य registrar_mat_ म स ळ, स श धन ख डप ठ न य य धधकरण, mumbai@ ज श, प रब धक, ख डप ठ न य य धधकरण, Mumbai@ अधधक र, श सक य क ट र क र.3 yahoo.co.in मप रन य, म बई श सक य क ट र क र.3 yahoo.co.in मप रन य, म बई व4, फ र प र स ज नल व4, फ र प र स ज नल म गन, म त र लय सम र, म गन, म त र लय सम र, नर मन प ई ट, म बई- नर मन प ई ट, म बई (022) (022) श र य त स.ब. न गप र मह र ष ट र प रश सक य registrar_mat_ 2. श र य त न गप र मह र ष ट र प रश सक य registrar_mat_ ग डलव र, ख डप ठ न य य धधकरण, पधहल ngp@ एस.आर. ख डप ठ न य य धधकरण, पधहल ngp@ सह य यक प रब धक, मजल नव न yahoo.in धत रव द, मजल नव न yahoo.in मप रन य, न गप र प रश सक य इम रत, प रब धक, प रश सक य इम रत, धसस त व हल ल ईन स, मप रन य, न गप र धसस त व हल ल ईन स, धवक र कर धवक र कर क य लय जवळ, क य लय जवळ, न गप र न गप र (0712) (0712) श र य त अ.र. और ग ब द मह र ष ट र प रश सक य mat_abad@ 3. श र य त पर ग और ग ब द मह र ष ट र प रश सक य mat_abad@ ज श, ख डप ठ न य य धधरण, द सर rediffmail.com म. स भ द र, ख डप ठ न य य धधरण, द सर rediffmail.com लघ ल खक(उ.श र.), मजल, ज न उच च प रब धक, मजल, ज न उच च मप रन य, न य य लय च इम रत, मप रन य, न य य लय च इम रत, और ग ब द अद लत र ड, और ग ब द अद लत र ड, और ग ब द- और ग ब द (0240) (0240)

17 24 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण त प रकरण द खल करण य स ठ रवरहत क ल ल नम न - ¼Format of Original Application½ APPENDIX A FORM I [RULE 4] APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 19 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT, 1985 Title of the Case : INDEX S. Description of documents Page No. Nos. relied upon Synopsis 2. Application For use in Tribunal s Office For use in Tribunal s Office Date of filing or Date of Receipt by Post Registration No. Signature of the applicant Signature For Registrar IN THE MAHARASHTRA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL BENCH DISTRICT : A. B. APPLICANT AND C. D. RESPONDENT DETAILS OF APPLICATION: 1. Particulars of the applicant: (i) Name of the applicant (ii) Name of Father/Husband (iii) Age of the applicant (iv) Designation and particulars of office (name and station) in which employed/or was last employed before ceasing to be in service (v) Office address. (vi) Address for service of notices. 2. Particulars of the respondent: (i) Name of the respondent (ii) Name of Father/Husband (iii) Age of the respondent (iv) Designation and particulars of office (name and station) in which employed. (v) Office address. (vi) Address for service of notices. 3. Particulars of the order against which application is made: 25

18 26 (i) Order No. With reference to Annexure (ii) Date (iii) Passed by (iv) Subject, in brief. 4. Jurisdiction of the Tribunal The applicant declares that the subject matter of the order against which he wants redressal is within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal. 5. Limitation: The applicant further declares that the application is within the limitation prescribed in section 21 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, a) Facts of the case: The facts of the case are given below:- (Give here a concise statement of facts in a chorological order each paragraph containing as nearly as possible a separate issue, fact or otherwise). b) Grounds: Grounds upon which orders are challenged. 7. Details of the remedies exhausted: The applicant declares that he has availed of all the remedies available to him under the relevant service rules etc. (Give here chronologically the details of representations made and the outcome to such representations with reference to the Annexure numbers). 8. Matters not previously filed or pending with any other court: The applicant further declares that he had not previously filed any application, writ petition or suit regarding the matter in respect of which this application has been made, before any court or any other authority or any other Bench of the Tribunal nor any such application, writ petition or suit is pending before any of them. In case the applicants had previously filed any such application, writ petition or suit, the stage at which it is pending, and if decided, the list of the decisions should be given with reference to the Annexure. 9. Relief(s) sought: In view of the facts mentioned in para 6 above, the applicant prays for the following relief(s):- [Specify below the relief(s) sought explaining the grounds for relief(s) and the legal provisions, (if any) relied upon]. 10. Interim order, if any prayed for: Pending final decision on the application, the applicant seeks the following interim order : (Give here the nature of the interim relief prayed for with reasons). 11. In the event of application being sent by Registered post, it may be stated whether the applicant desires to have oral hearing at the admission stage and if so, he shall attach a self addressed post card / Inland Letter, at which intimation regarding the date of hearing could be sent to him. 12. Particulars of Banks Draft/Postal Order in respect of the application fee. 27

19 28 1. Name of the bank on which drawn 2. Demand Draft No. Or 1. Number of Indian Postal Order(s) 2. Name f the issuing Post Office 3. Date of issue of Postal Order(s) 4. Post Office at which payable 13. List of enclosures: VERIFICATION I.. (name of the applicant) S/o, D/o, W/o., age working as..in the office of.., resident of, do hereby verify that the contents of paras.. to. are true to my personal knowledge and contents of paras to. are believed to be true on legal advice, and that I have not suppressed any material fact. मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण त म ळ अज वर प न र ववच र करण ब बत द खल करण य स ठ क ल ल रवरहत नम न (Format of Review Application) BEFORE THE MAHARASHTRA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT MUMBAI REVIEW APPLICATION NO. IN ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO. (Name & Address of Applicant with I.D.) V/s. (Contemnors by Name with I.D.) TO: OF OF DISTRICT: Applicant/s Respondents. THE HON BLE THE CHAIRMAN AND THE MEMBERS OF THE HON BLE MAHARASHTRA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT MUMBAI. 29 Date : Place: To, The Registrar, Signature of the applicant THE HUMBLE REVIEW APPLICATION OF THE APPLICANTS ABOVE NAMED : MOST RESPECTFULLY SHEWETH: I. Facts of the case: II. The Applicant, therefore, prays that:

20 30 31 VERIFICATION I.... (name of the applicant) S/o, D/o, W/o....., age working as... in the office of..., resident of, do hereby verify that the contents of the above Review Application are true to the best of my personal knowledge and that I believe the same to be true. मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण त रकरक ळ अजत करण ब बत द खल करण य स ठ क ल ल रवरहत नम न ¼Format of Miscellenious Application½ BEFORE THE MAHARASHTRA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT MUMBAI MISCELLENIOUS APPLICATION NO. IN ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO. OF OF Place : Date : Signature of the applicant (Name & Address of Applicant with I.D.) V/s. (Contemnors by Name with I.D.) DISTRICT: Applicant/s Respondents. TO: THE HON BLE THE CHAIRMAN AND THE MEMBERS OF THE HON BLE MAHARASHTRA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT MUMBAI. THE HUMBLE REVIEW APPLICATION OF THE APPLICANTS ABOVE NAMED : MOST RESPECTFULLY SHEWETH : I. Facts of the case: II. The Applicant, therefore, prays that:

21 32 33 VERIFICATION I.... (name of the applicant) S/o, D/o, W/o....., age working as... in the office of..., resident of, do hereby verify that the contents of the above Review Application are true to the best of my personal knowledge and that I believe the same to be true. मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण त अवम न य रचक द खल करण य स ठ क ल ल रवरहत नम न ¼Format of Contempt Application½ BEFORE THE MAHARASHTRA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT MUMBAI CONTEMPT APPLICATION NO. IN ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO. OF OF DISTRICT : Place : Date : Signature of the applicant (Name & Address of Applicant with I.D.) V/s. (Contemnors by Name with I.D.) Applicant/s Respondents. I. Facts of the case : Place : Date : VERIFICATION Sd/- (APPLICANT) I.. (name of the applicant) S/o, D/o, W/o., age working as.. in the office of.., resident of, do hereby verify that the contents of the above Contempt Application are true to the best of my personal knowledge and that I believe the same to be true. Place : Date : Signature of the applicant

22 34 35 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण त क व ह ट द खल करण य स ठ क ल ल रवरहत नम न ¼Format of Caveat½ IN THE MAHARASHTRA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT MUMBAI CAVEAT APPLICATION NO. OF IN PROPOSED ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO. V/s. OF CAVEATOR (Proposed Respondent) CAVEATEE (Proposed Applicant) MOST RESPECTFULLY SHEWETH : 1. Let no interim or ad-interim order against the Caveator (Proposed Respondent) be passed in the Original Application likely to be filed by the Proposed Applicant hereinabove in this Hon ble Tribunal, challenging the order of repatriation of the Proposed Applicant, vide Order No. dated, passed by (Department Name ). Annexed hereto and marked as Exhibitis the copy of the said Order dated. 2. The Caveator (Proposed Respondent) undertake to serve the copy of the Caveat Application on the Proposed Applicant by Registered Post A.D./Hand Delivery and produce acknowledgement in this Hon ble Tribunal in the due course. 3. The address for service of Proposed Application on behalf of the Caveator (Proposed Respondent) is as under: CAVEAT APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 148-A OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE Court Fee Stamp of Rs.25/- THE HUMBLE APPLICATION OF THE CAVEATOR ABOVENAMED Place : Dated : Sd/- (Name of Caveator)

23 36 37 G.P. Wai-3, J-254* (Spl./MAT/F-8/E) MAHARASHTRA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, MUMBAI ORIGINAL APPLICATION No.. OF 20. STAMP No OF 20. M. A. CONDONATION OF DELAY /SUE-JOINTLY No OF 20. SUBJECT: ADV. SHRI./SMT. APPLICANT/S RESPONDENT /S District: Date: D.B./S.B. Sr. Particulars to Endorsement as to No. be examined result of examination 1 (a) Is the application Competent? (b) Whether multiple remedies are sought? 2 (a) Is the application in the prescribed form? (b) Is the application in paper book form? (c) Have prescribed number of complete sets of the application been filed? (d) Has the application been verifications or affidavit filed? 3 Is the application in time? If not, by how many days is it beyond time? Has sufficient cause for not making the application in time stated? 4 Has the document of authorisation/ Vakalatnama been filed? 5 Is the application accompanied by D.D./ I.P.O. for Rs. 50? Number of D.D./I.P.O. to be recorded. 6 Has the copy /copies of the orders- against which the application is made been filed? 7 (a) Have the copies of the documents relied-upon by the applicant and mentioned in the application been filed? (b) (c) Have the documents referred to in above duly attested and numbered accordingly? Are the documents referred to in (a) above neatly typed in double space? 8 Has the index of documents been filed and has the paging been done properly? 9 Have the chronological details of representations made and the outcome of such representations been indicated in the application? 10 Is the matter raised in the application pending before any court of law or any other Bench of the Tribunal? 11 Are the application/duplicate copy signed? 12 Are the given addresses, the registered addresses? 13 Do the names of the parties stated in the copies, tally with those indicated in the application? 14 Have the particulars for interim order prayed for stated with reasons? 15 How many respondents are there in excess of five and how much process fee to be charged?

24 Is the copy of the Application served on the other side? 17 Is the application typed on one side of the paper? 18 Is C/o filed in this matter? DEPUTY REGISTRAR Checked & found to be correct: Objection : Submitted for orders. RESEARCH OFFICER Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal Mumbai SUPERINTENDENT [Spl/MAT/F-5/E] MAHARASHTRA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, MUMBAI BENCH No.MAT/MUM/JUD/ /2011 Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Govt. Barracks Nos.3 & 4, Free Press Journal Marg, Opp. Mantralaya, Mumbai Date : ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO. OF VERSUS Applicant/s. Respondent/s The applicant/s abovenamed has filed an application as per copy already served on you, praying for reliefs as mentioned therein. The Tribunal on the day of, 201 has made the following order:- APPEARANCE : CORAM : DATE : ORDER :

25 40 41 The said application has been admitted and the Tribunal has directed to issue notice for all the Respondents to file their replies. This notice is accordingly issued to you, you should file in duplicate, your duly verified reply alongwith copies of documents on which you intend to rely on or before. within 30 days from the date of receipt of this Notice. The said reply should be typed in double space and book form. You should, also simultaneously serve on the applicant or his Advocate a copy of the said reply along with the copies of the documents on which you intend to reply and file proof of such service in the registry. Also take notice that if you do not file the reply in the stipulated period the Tribunal will decide the case ex-parte. Take notice that the above application has been fixed for Admission/Final Hearing on. at a.m. You should appear for the said hearingx in person or through your Advocate, to show cause, why the application should not be admitted. Take further notice that in case you do not appear in person or through you Advocate, your application is liable to be dismissed for default/the matter will be decided ex-parte. Please acknowledge receipt of notice positively. Dated this day of 201. Deputy/Assistant Registrar/Research Officer, Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai. Encl : Note- 1) The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal will not be able to deal with their correspondence, if they need some information. 2) They may seek it through their agents or their Lawyers, if any. 3) Their prayer for an early hearing of the case, cannot possibly be ordered on the basis of a letter since there is a provision of filing a Miscellaneous Application for the purpose. 4) Certified copy of the Judgment will be issued on the application of the concerned alongwith requisite copying fees. [Spl/MAT/F-4/E] MAHARASHTRA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, MUMBAI From, To, No.MAT/MUM/JUD/ /2011 Date : The Registrar, Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Government Barracks No.3 & 4, Free Press Journal Marg, Opp. Mantralaya, Mumbai VERSUS Applicant/s. Respondent/s SUBJECT TRANSFER/ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO. Versus Applicant/s. Respondent/s

26 42 43 Sir, I am directed to forward the accompanying copy of order dated. issued by the Tribunal in the above matter. Encl : Order Copy Yours faithfully, Research Officer/Assistant Registrar, Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai. To, मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण त अजतद र ककव वक ल न न य यरनणतय च ककव आद श च प रत रमळण स ठ कर वय च रवरहत नम न ¼Format of Certified Copy for Advocate/Applicant) The Registrar, Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai. Ref.: Name of Advocate/Applicant: Address : Mobile No.: ID : Date : Issuance of C.C. of Order/Judgment in Original Application No. of. M.A./C.A./R.A./T.A.No. of. Sir, Filed by Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. Respondents Be pleased to direct the office to furnish me urgently the certified copy of the Order/Judgement/Decision/Interim Order dated.. passed in the aforesaid matter, and oblige. I undertake to pay the copying charges, if any. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, Signature of Advocate/Applicant

27 44 45 मह र ष ट र प रश सक य न य य रधकरण त श सक य क य लय न न य यरनणतय च ककव आद श च प रत रमळण स ठ कर वय च रवरहत नम न (Format of Certified Copy for State of Maharashtra Offices) To, The Registrar, Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai. Office of : Address : Mobile No.: ID : Date : Ref.: Issuance of Certified Copy of Order/Judgment in Original Application No. of. M.A./C.A./R.A./T.A.No. of. Filed by Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. (Application form Respondent No. ) Sir, Be pleased to direct the office to issue the certified copy of the Judgement/Order dated.. passed by this Hon ble Tribunal in the aforesaid application. I will pay the necessary charges by way of enclosing Postal Order No. dt. for Rs.5/- (Rupees Five Only). Thanking you, Yours faithfully, ( )

28 46 PART - 3 Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, [Notfa. 485 (E), dated ] - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with Cls. (d), (e) and (f) of sub-section (2) of Sec. 35 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 (13 of 1985), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-- 1. Short title and commencement.-- (1) These rules may be called the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, (2) They shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definition.-- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:-- (a) "Act" means the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (13 of 1985); (b) "agent" means a person duly authorised by a party to present an application or a written reply on its behalf before the Tribunal; (c) "applicant" means a person making an application to the Tribunal under Sec. 19; 47 (d) "form" means a Form specified in Appendix A; (e) "Government" means the Government of Maharashtra; (f) "legal practitioner" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961); (g) "legal representative" means a person who in law represents the estate of the deceased; (h) "Registrar" means in relation to the Tribunal the Registrar appointed to the Principal Bench and in relation to each of the other Benches of the Tribunal shall mean the Registrar appointed to the particular Bench and include any officer to whom the powers and functions of the Registrar may be delegated under Cls. (2) and (3) of rule 29; (i) "Registry" means the Registry of the Tribunal or of the Bench of the Tribunal as the case may be; (j) "section" means a section of the Act; (k) "transferred application" means the suit or other proceeding, which has been transferred to the Tribunal under sub-section (1) and (2) of Sec. 29; (l) "Tribunal" means the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal established under sub-section (2) of sub-sec. 2 of Section 4 of the Act;

29 48 49 (m) the words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act. 3. Language of the Tribunal.-- The language of the Tribunal shall be English: Provided that the parties to a proceeding before the Tribunal may file documents drawn up in Marathi/if they so desire; Provided further that - (a) a Bench may, in its discretion, permit the use of Marathi in the proceedings. However, the final order shall be in English; (b) the Bench, hearing the matter, may in its discretion, direct English translation of pleadings and documents to be filled. 4. Procedure for filing application.-- (1) An application to the Tribunal shall be presented in Form I by the applicant in person or by an agent or by a duly authorised legal practitioner to the Registrar or any other officer authorised in writing by the Registrar to receive the same or be sent by registered post with acknowledgement due addressed to the Registrar of the Bench concerned. (2) The application under sub-rule (1) shall be presented in triplicate in a paper-book form alongwith the one unused file size envelope bearing full address of the respondent. (3) Where the number of respondents is more than one, as many extra copies of the application in paper-book form as there are respondents together with unused file size envelope bearing the full address of each respondent shall be furnished by the applicant: Provided that, where the number of respondent is more than five, the Registrar may permit the applicant to file the extra copies of the application at the time of issues of notice to the respondents. (4) The applicant may attach to and present with his application a receipt slip in Form II which shall be signed by the Registrar or the Officer receiving the application on behalf of the Registrar in acknowledgement of the receipt of the application. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules (1) to (3), the Tribunal may permit-- (a) more than one person to join together and file a single application if it is satisfied, having regard to the cause of action and the nature of relief prayed for, that they have a common interest in the matter. (b) Such permission may also be granted to an

30 50 51 association representing the persons desirous of joining in a single application provided, however, that the application shall disclose the class/grade/categories of the persons on whose behalf it has been filed. 5. Presentation and scrutiny of applications.-- (1) The Registrar, or the other officer authorised by him under rule 4, shall endorse on every application the date on which it is presented or deemed to have been presented under that rule and shall sign the endorsement. (2) If, on scrutiny, the application is found to be in order, it shall be duly registered and given a serial number. (3) If the application, "on scrutiny" is found to be defective and the defect noticed is formal in nature, the Registrar may allow the party to rectify the same in his presence and if the said defect is not formal in nature, the Registrar may allow the applicant such time to rectify the defect as he may deem fit. (4) If the applicant fails to rectify the defect within the time allowed under sub-rule (3), the Registrar may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, decline to register the application and inform the applicant accordingly. (5) An appeal against the order passed under sub-rule (4) may be preferred by the person aggrieved within fifteen days from the date of such order to the Chairman in the case of Principal Bench and to the Vice-Chairman concerned, in the case of any other Bench and such appeal may be dealt with and disposed of in the chamber of the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman concerned or in their absence, any Member authorised by the Chairman by special or general order, whose decision thereon shall be final. 6. Place of filing applications.-- The application shall ordinarily be filed by the applicant with the Registrar of the Bench within whose jurisdiction-- (i) the applicant is posted for the time being, or (ii) the cause of action has arisen, or (iii) the respondent or any of the respondents against whom relief is sought, ordinarily resides: Provided that the application may be filed with the Registrar of the Principal Bench and subject to Sec. 25 of the Act, such application may be transmitted to be heard and disposed of by the Bench which has jurisdiction over the matter. 7. Application fee.-- Every application filed with the Registrar shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees fifty to be remitted either in the

31 52 53 form of cross demand draft on a nationalised bank in favour of the Registrar of the concerned Bench and payable at the main branch of that bank at the station where the seat of the said Bench is situated, or remitted through a Crossed Indian Postal Order drawn in favour of the Registrar of the concerned Bench and payable at the post office of the station where the said Bench is situated: Provided that where the Tribunal permits a single application to be filed, either by more than one person or by an Association, the fee payable shall be rupees fifty; Provided further that where the Tribunal is satisfied that an applicant is unable to pay the prescribed fee on the ground of indigence, it may exempt such an applicant from the payment of fee. 8. Contents of application.-- (1) Every application filed under rule 4 shall set forth concisely under distinct heads, the grounds for such application. Such grounds shall be numbered consecutively. Every application, including any miscellaneous application shall be typed in double space on one side on thick paper of good quality. (2) It shall not be necessary to present a separate application to seek an interim order or direction if in the original application the same is prayed for. (3) An applicant may, subsequent to the filing of an application under Sec. 19 apply for an interim order or direction. Such an application shall, so far as possible, be in Form III. 9. Documents to accompany the application.-- (1) Every application shall be accompanied by a paperbook containing:-- (i) an attested true copy of the order against which the application is filed; (ii) copies of the documents relied upon by the applicant and referred to in the application; (iii) an index of the documents. (2) The documents referred to in sub-rule (1) may be attested by a legal practitioner or by a gazetted officer and each documents shall be marked serially as Annexure A1, A2, A3 and so on. (3) Where an application is filed by an agent, documents authorising him to act as such agent shall also be appended to the application: Provided that where an application is filed by a legal practitioner, it shall be accompanied by a duly executed vakalatnama.