Recently Foreigners Tribunals were in news Consider the following statements regarding these tribuna...........

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Recently, Foreigners Tribunals were in news, Consider the following statements regarding these tribunals established under the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964.

1. A member can be a retired judicial officer of the State Judicial Service, a retired civil servant.

2. The amended Foreigners (Tribunals) Amendment Order, 2019 empowers district magistrates in all States and Union Territories to set up tribunals.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Choose the correct answer using the codes below-

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Each tribunal is like a quasi-judicial set-up. It’s headed by a member appointed under the Foreigners Tribunal Act, 1941 and Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 1984 as in the guidelines issued by the government from time to time.

A member can be a retired judicial officer of the State Judicial Service, a retired civil servant not below the rank of Secretary and Additional Secretary with judicial experience, or a practising advocate not below the age of 35 years and with at least seven years of practice.

The amended Foreigners (Tribunals) Amendment Order, 2019 empowers district magistrates in all States and Union Territories to set up tribunals. Earlier, such powers to constitute tribunals was vested with the Central government alone.