Central Administrative Tribunal

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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.

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History and Objective

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

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

Central Administrative Tribunal, in respect of any of its contempt proceedings, has similar jurisdiction and powers as that of High Court. [6]

Challenges

Central Administrative Tribunal regularly faces staff crunch. [7] [8]

See also

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