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| Date | 1990-09-28 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | claims |
| Currency | Historical — likely superseded |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
Presentation of Railways cases in Railway Claims Tribunal ೦ duties of Presenting Officers The Presenting Officers is an officer of the zonal railway in which the
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No89/TC(RCT)/4-7(Pt.) New Delhi, dated 28-9-1990 The General Managers (Claims) All Indian Railways. Sub:- Presentation of Railways cases in Railway Claims Tribunal ೦ duties of Presenting Officers. The posts of Presenting Officers were created with a view to help the Railways in presenting their cases which will come up before the Railway Claims Tribunal Benches. They are officers of the Zonal Railways working under the administrative control of the Chief Claims Officer. The CCOs of the Railways will, therefore, should give them all 7/11/24, 1:50 PM POL https://rct.indianrail.gov.in/po.html 1/32 possible assistance in discharging their functions. Other Zonal Railways whose cases are heard in that Bench should also give them necessary assistance. The Ministry of Railways, after reviewing the functioning of the Presenting Officers in the various Benches, have decided that the following action should be taken: i. The Law Assistants assigned to the Bench will be placed under the administrative control of the Presenting Officer. ii. The Written Statements will be prepared by the Claims Settling Officer who has dealt with the case or normally deals with it. This will be sent to the Presenting Officer along with the relevant documents for filling after it has been vetted by the Law Assistant/ACO (Court ) of the Zonal Railway and approved by the Dy.CCS/Claims or CCO. iii. The CCO of the Zonal Railway under whose administrative control the Presenting Officer is working, will make his office a self-contained one in respect of secretarial assistance, zerox machines, telephones, typewriters, reference libraries etc. iv. The Law Assistants assigned to the Bench will be placed under the administrative control of the Presenting Officer. 7/11/24, 1:50 PM POL https://rct.indianrail.gov.in/po.html 2/32 In order that the Presenting Officers discharge their functions efficiently, it is desirable that the CCOs should often visit the Claims Tribunal Bench located at their Headquarters and the other Benches within their jurisdiction so that they get the feed back and are able to take corrective action. Please acknowledge receipt. Sd./- (PRAMOD UNIYAL) Director, Traffic Commercial (CL), Railway Board Copy to: 1. CCSs and CCOs, All Indian Railways 2. P.Os of RCT Benches. 7/11/24, 1:50 PM POL https://rct.indianrail.gov.in/po.html 3/32 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No89/TC(RCT)/4-7(Pt.) New Delhi, dated 28-9-1990 The General Managers (Claims) All Indian Railways. Sub: Duties of Presenting officers. The Presenting Officers is an officer of the zonal railway in which the Railway Claims Tribunal Bench is located and is under the administrative control of the Chief Claims Officers of that zonal Railway. 7/11/24, 1:50 PM POL https://rct.indianrail.gov.in/po.html 4/32 They will receive the summons issued by the Tribunal, send them to the claims office of the zonal railway concerned for preparation of written statement, file the written statement received and arrange for the presentation of the cases when they come up for hearing. For the purposes of presentation of cases they may take assistance of approved railway Advocates or Law Assistants or other officers of the railway authorised to represent the railways as Presenting Officers. They will send a monthly P.C.D.O. to the CCOs, of the zonal railway whose cases are normaly dealt with in the Claims Tribunal Bench giving details of the cases disposed pending and problems faced by them in presenting them. Disposal of accident compensation cases which come up for hearing should receive priority. The Presenting officers should have all the financial and administrative powers of Dy. CCS/Claims in so far as their working as Presenting 7/11/24, 1:50 PM POL https://rct.indianrail.gov.in/po.html 5/32 Officer of a Bench is concerned and therefore, they will also be Ex- Officio Dy. CCS(Courts). Please acknowledge receipt. Sd./- (PRA
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