Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985

The appellants, members of the Hindu Nadar community, sought to have the shortfall in the 1% reservation granted to their community (effective from 21‑Nov‑2009) adjusted in future vacancies without disturbing earlier appointments. They argued that Rule 15(a) of the Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958, whic…

Law Assistants and Chief Law Assistants claimed they were designated as Presenting Officers under Section 19(2) of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 and sought parity in pay with Junior Administrative Grade Presenting Officers (Group B). The Central Administrative Tribunal held that they were authorised to act as P…

The South East Central Railway advertised 5,798 Group‑D posts in 2010 and, per a 2008 Railway Board instruction, prepared a select list with a 20% extra replacement panel. The appellants were on this extra panel, but the Railway did not appoint any of them despite 624 vacancies remaining. The appellants sought mandamus…

Y. Surender Reddy, an APSRTC employee, sought appointment as Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector through an application under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985. The Tribunal dismissed the application, deeming him a corporation employee, and the High Court later directed the Surplus Manpower Cell to cons…

S. Lalitha, a Doordarshan employee, received second and third financial upgradations under the Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme in 2010 and 2015. In 2016 she filed a representation seeking the second upgradation under the earlier Assured Career Progression Scheme (ACP) as of 2009 and the third upgradat…

Respondent No.1 applied for appointment as a primary school Hindi teacher but was rejected on the ground that he did not possess the required Teacher's Certificate (Higher) (TCH). He claimed that his qualification, a Teacher Training Certificate (TTC) equivalent, satisfied the requirement, relying on a Government of Ka…

The respondent, a temporary sorter with the Railway Mail Service, resigned in 1977 to contest elections and his resignation was accepted. After more than two decades he applied for a pension, which was denied on the ground that Rule 26(1) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules forfeits past service on resignatio…

The Supreme Court examined whether employees whose appointment orders were cancelled in 1987 could claim the benefit of a later judgment that restored similar employees to service. The respondents waited nine years before filing a claim, arguing that they were similarly situated to those who had earlier obtained relief…

The respondent K.G. Soni, a store attendant in the Bank Note Press, was charged with misconduct for not disclosing his first wife's name on an attestation form and for marrying a second woman while his first marriage subsisted. A departmental inquiry under the Central Civil Services (Clarification, Control and Appeal) …

Samar Kumar Sarkar filed an application under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 before the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal seeking appointment and related benefits. After repeated adjournments, he approached the Calcutta High Court with writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227, alleging the Tribu…

The case concerned IFS officer Chandra Gupta, who was superseded for promotion because of adverse entries in his confidential reports. After those entries were expunged in a special review, Gupta was promoted to Chief Conservator of Forests, but other officers who had earlier been promoted contested his seniority. The …

The Union of India appealed against orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal and the High Courts that had directed a separate zone of consideration for promotion of Scheduled Tribe candidates to the post of Superintendent in the Customs and Central Excise Commissionerate. The applicants argued that a special drive…

Hukam Chand Khundia was appointed as a temporary clerk on probation in the District and Sessions Court, Chandigarh. His services were deemed unsatisfactory and his integrity questioned, leading to a termination order without any enquiry. He challenged the order before the Central Administrative Tribunal under Section 1…

Shri Dulal Duti, a senior officer of the Indian Railway Stores Service, was served a compulsory retirement order dated 24 April 1990 after facing major penalty charge‑sheets. He challenged the order before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985, seeking its q…

The Supreme Court examined whether the 5% weightage marks granted to Telugu‑medium candidates in Andhra Pradesh recruitment could be used for determining their seniority. Earlier judgments had held the weightage unconstitutional but protected the appointments already made. The respondents argued that the protection did…

The West Bengal Bar Association challenged the West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal Act, 1997, alleging that its provisions were ultra vires the Constitution because they ousted the High Court's jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227. The Calcutta High Court struck down sections 6, 7 and 8 of the Act, holding…

The widow of a deceased government employee and her son applied for a compassionate appointment under the Department of Posts scheme. The authorities rejected the application after an enquiry found the family living together, despite a certificate from a Member of Parliament stating the employee lived separately. The O…

The Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board appointed certain employees on daily wages as temporary mates who performed the duties of clerks and claimed equal pay with regular clerks. The High Court allowed the claim and held it had jurisdiction to decide the dispute, reasoning that the Administrative Tribunal Act, 19…