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22/07/2025
Laws of Bangladesh

The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1980

( ACT NO. VII OF 1981 )

[ 5th June, 1981 ]

Jurisdiction of Administrative Tribunals
4. (1) An Administrative Tribunal shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine applications made by any person in the service of the Republic 1[or of any statutory public authority] in respect of the terms and conditions of his service including pension rights, or in respect of any action taken in relation to him as a person in the service of the Republic 2[or of any statutory public authority].
 
 
 
 
(2) A person in the service of the Republic 3[or of any statutory public authority] may make an application to an Administrative Tribunal under sub-section (1), if he is aggrieved by any order or decision in respect of the terms and conditions of his service including pension rights or by any action taken in relation to him as a person in the service of the Republic 4[or of any statutory public authority]:
 
 
Provided that no application in respect of an order, decision or action which can be set aside, varied or modified by a higher administrative authority under any law for the time being in force relating to the terms and conditions of the service of the Republic 5[or of any statutory public authority] or the discipline of that service can be made to the Administrative Tribunal until such higher authority has taken a decision on the matter:
 
 
 
 
6[Provided further that, where no decision on an appeal or application for review in respect of an order, decision or action referred to in the preceding proviso has been taken by the higher administrative authority within a period of two months from the date on which the appeal or application was preferred or made, it shall, on the expiry of such period, be deemed, for the purpose of making an application to the Administrative Tribunals under this section, that such higher authority has disallowed the appeal of the application:]
 
 
 
 
Provided further that no such application shall be entertained by the Administrative Tribunal unless it is made within six months from the date of making or taking of the order, decision or action concerned or making of the decision on the matter by the higher administrative authority, as the case may be.
 
 
 
 
(3) In this section “person in the service of the Republic 7[or of any statutory public authority]” includes a person who is or has retired or is dismissed, removed or discharged from such service, but does not include a person in the defence services of Bangladesh 8[or of the Bangladesh Rifles].
  • 1
    The words “or of any statutory public authority” were inserted by section 4 of the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. LX of 1984)
  • 2
    The words “or of any statutory public authority” were inserted by section 4 of the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. LX of 1984)
  • 3
    The words “or of any statutory public authority” were inserted by section 4 of the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. LX of 1984)
  • 4
    The words “or of any statutory public authority” were inserted by section 4 of the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. LX of 1984)
  • 5
    The words “or of any statutory public authority” were inserted by section 4 of the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. LX of 1984)
  • 6
    The proviso was inserted by section 2 of the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 1997 (Act No. XXIV of 1997)
  • 7
    The words “or of any statutory public authority” were inserted by section 4 of the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. LX of 1984)
  • 8
    The words “or of the Bangladesh Rifles” were inserted by section 2 of the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXIII of 1982)
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