Amendment to Central Administrative Tribunal Pension Rules, 2007

4. सा.का.नि. 324(अ) तारीख 3 मार्च, 1988
5. सा.का.नि. 120(अ) तारीख 22 फरवरी, 1989
6. सा.का.नि. 417(अ) तारीख 31 मार्च, 1989
7. सा.का.नि. 72(अ) तारीख 30 जनवरी, 1992
8. सा.का.नि. 41(अ) तारीख 1 फरवरी, 1993
9. सा.का.नि. 39(अ) तारीख 20 जनवरी, 1995
10. सा.का.नि. 244(अ) तारीख 14 मार्च, 2000

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC
GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd August, 2007
G.S.R. 536(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with clause (c) of sub-section (2) of Section 35 and Section 36A, of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (13 of 1985), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Administrative Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Rules, 1985, namely :-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Administrative Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Amendment Rules, 2007.
   (2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 2004.
2. In the Central Administrative Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Rules, 1985, in rule 8 for subrule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted namely :-
   “2. Pension under sub-rule 1 shall be calculated at the rate of rupees seven thousand seventy four per annum (rupees four thousand seven hundred and sixteen as Pension plus rupees two thousand three hundred and fifty eight as Dearness Pension) for each completed year of service”.

Provided that “the aggregate amount of pension payable under this rule together with the amount of any
pension including commuted portion of pension, if any, drawn or entitled to be drawn while holding office in the Tribunal shall not exceed the maximum amount of pension prescribed for a judge of a High Court”.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The Central Government has decided to revise the pension of Members of the Central Administrative Tribunal with effect from the 1st April, 2004, Accordingly the Central Administrative Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Rules, 1985 are being amended retrospectively, that is with effect from the 1st April, 2004.
2. In the case of members who retired upto 31-3-2004, Dearness Relief equal to 50 per cent of the present pension i.e. 50 per cent of Rs. $4716 /$ – will be merged with pension and shown distinctly as Dearness Pension and would be deducted from the existing rate of Dearness Relief. In the case of members retiring with effect from 1-4-2004, they will be entitled to a pension of Rs. 7074/- plus Dearness Relief as may be announced by the Central Government and there will be no separate element of Dearness Pension.
4. It is certified that no Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal is likely to be affected adversely by the proposed amendment being given retrospective effect.
[No. A-11013/19/2006-AT]
R. RAMANUJAM, Jt. Secy.

Foot Note:-The principal rules were published vide notification No. G.S.R. 644(E), dated the 10th August, 1985 and the subsequently amended vide notifications No.:

1. G.S.R. 583 (E) dated the 18th June, 1987
2. G.S.R. 9 (E) dated the 6th January, 1988
3. G.S.R. 79 (E) dated the 4th February, 1988
4. G.S.R. 324 (E) dated the 3rd March, 1988
5. G.S.R. 120 (E) dated the 22nd February, 1989
6. G.S.R. 417 (E) dated the 31st March, 1989
7. G.S.R. 72 (E) dated the 30th January, 1992
8. G.S.R. 41 (E) dated the 1st Feburary, 1993
9. G.S.R. 39 (E) dated the 20th January, 1995
10. G.S.R. 244 (E) dated the 14th March, 2000