CAT to hear all service matters of central govt employees in JK: Centre

J&K:The Centre has clarified that all service matters of Central Government and Union Territory employees of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will be heard and disposed off in Central Administrative Tribunal bench in Jammu and Kashmir itself. The clarification of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions came in the wake of the media reports that the Government of India shifts all service matters of employees of J&K and Ladakh UTs to Chandigarh CAT.

The Ministry also said, neither the petitioner nor the lawyer need to go to Chandigarh for filling petition or appearing before the tribunal related to service matters of employees. It said, the term Chandigarh circuit is being misinterpreted to mean that the petitioner or lawyer would have to go to Chandigarh, which is not so.

The Ministry reiterated that earlier also, the CAT bench used to hold its sittings in Jammu and Kashmir to dispose off service matters related to Central Government employees of J&K. The only difference now is that it will also be disposing off matters related to UT employees and therefore will have more frequent sittings in  Jammu and Kashmir.


It further said, the registration of cases can also be done locally either online or in the secretariat office of CAT to be set up locally after the UT Administration provides appropriate facility. It said, disposal of cases through CAT in J&K will ensure fare and objective delivery of justice.