(1) An Administrative Court shall be constituted, as prescribed, under the chairpersonship of a person who is a sitting or a retired judge of the Appellate Court, in order to hear appeals against the decisions of the official empowered to issue order of departmental punishment ? —–.
(1a) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-section (1), where an appeal against the order of punishment as referred to in Clause (a) of Section 59 has been filed with any official at the time of commencement of this Section and yet to be settled, such appeal must be settled by the official with whom it has been filed.
(2) The decision made by the Administrative Court shall be final.
(3) If, on the final settlement of an appeal under this Section in regard to any civil employee, his/her service is to be reinstated by virtue thereof but he/she does not appear within three months from the date of receipt of a notice of that decision, it shall not be mandatory to reinstate him/her in the service.
(4) Other functions and duties of the Administrative Court and the procedures to be followed by the Court while exercising its jurisdiction or while performing its other functions shall be as prescribed.
(5) The appellant may, if he/she so wishes, appear on the appointed days either in person or by his/her attorney and may have his/her case pleaded by a legal practitioner.