(1) Upon establishment of the Claims Commission under section 56, every application for compensation for nuclear damage shall be made to the Claims Commission and every application for compensation pending before any Claims Commissioner immediately before the date of establishment of the Claims Commission under section 56 shall stand transferred on that date to the Claims Commission and upon such transfer, the Claims Commissioner shall––
(a) furnish to the Claims Commission all records, documents, evidence, registers, transcripts and any other material related to the transferred claims;
(b) provide such assistance and cooperation to the Claims Commission as may be requested by it; and
(c) take all reasonable steps to ensure that the transfer of claims does not result in delay or prejudice to any party.
Resignation and removal of Chairperson or Member of Claims Commission.
Filling up vacancies of Claims Commission.
Officers and other employees of Claims Commission.
Application for compensation and transfer of pending cases to Claims Commission.
32 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— 32 Application for compensation in respect of nuclear damage.
Adjudication procedure for claims.
(2) Upon transfer of cases to the Claims Commission under sub-section (1), the Claims Commission shall hear such applications from the stage at which it was before such transfer.
(3) The transfer of a claim for compensation to the Claims Commission shall not be construed to––
(a) invalidate any proceeding validly conducted by a Claims Commissioner prior to such transfer; or
(b) affect any legal rights, obligations, or liabilities that have already accrued under an award or order made by a Claims Commissioner.
(4) The Chairperson may constitute benches of the Claims Commission comprising of not more than three Members, for the purpose of hearing of claims and any decision thereon shall be made by a majority of the Members hearing such claims.