The Rajasthan Civil Services (Service Matters Appellate Tribunals) Act, 1976
The Rajasthan Civil Services (Service Matters Appellate Tribunals) Act, 1976
This Act establishes the Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal to resolve employment-related disputes for state government employees. It regulates key service matters such as seniority, promotion, pay fixation, and pensions. The law applies to most civil servants in Rajasthan, though it explicitly excludes judicial officers, high court staff, and legislative assembly employees. This legislation matters because it provides a specialized, court-like forum to appeal administrative decisions, bypassing slower civil courts. By requiring employees to exhaust official remedies first, the Act ensures structured, faster, and legally binding resolutions for government workers seeking to address grievances about their service conditions.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Constitution and Composition of Tribunals
- 4. Duties of Tribunal
- 5. Procedure of Tribunal
- 6. Powers of Tribunal
- 7. Representation before Tribunal
- 8. Decision of the Tribunal to be final
- 9. Limitation for appeals
- 10. Jurisdiction of the Civil Court excluded
- 11. Special provision in respect of pending cases
- 12. Power to make rules
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