Central Administrative Tribunal
Central Administrative Tribunal is a quasi judicial body set up under the Central Administrative Tribunal Act to resolve the grievances of Central Government employees and State Government employees of India in a speedy and effective way.
History and Objective[edit]
Central Administrative Tribunal was set up under Central Administrative Tribunal Act in the year 1985 with the main aim of resolving the grievances of Central and State Government employees concerning their service matters, as a speedy and effective remedy.[1][2] Currently Central Administrative Tribunal has 33 benches across Indian cities.[3]
Members[edit]
The Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal should be from Judicial background.[4]
Central Administrative Tribunal has a bench of 64 members with 32 members each from judicial and administrative backgrounds.[5] As per the Laws for the functioning of Central Administrative Tribunal, each bench should have two members with one member each from judicial and one administrative backgrounds.
Powers[edit]
Central Administrative Tribunal, in respect of any of its contempt proceedings, has similar jurisdiction and powers as that of High Court.[6]
Challenges[edit]
Central Administrative Tribunal regularly faces staff crunch.[7][8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Central govt. employee asked to approach CAT". The Hindu. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Pending cases in CAT". DailyExcelsior. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Function 7 days in a month in city: HC to CAT". The Times of India. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "New Chairman CAT calls on Dr Jitendra". DailyExcelsior. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ Sinha, Bhadra (15 April 2021). "Acute staff crunch paralyses tribunal set up to ensure quick disposal of service matters". ThePrint. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "CAT can exercise same powers as HC". The Hindu. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ Singh, Soibam Rocky (6 January 2019). "CAT backlog mounts as posts vacant". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "CAT vacancies: The entire tribunal has collapsed, says Supreme Court". business-standard.com. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2023.