Lok Sabha Question No. 532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Central Administrative Tribunals
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Kunhalikutty, P.K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 532

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019)

## CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS

## 532. SHRI P.K. KUNHALIKUTTY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  had  constituted  Central  Administrative  Tribunals  (CATs) throughout the country with a specific objective that these CATs will remove pendencies of the long pending cases, lying in various High Courts and deliver decisions in categorical manner as per extant rules and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is not a matter of heart burning that deserving appellants, seeking for justice, awaiting in queue since years together, can be seen in Delhi Administrative Tribunal; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a): Yes, Madam. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was constituted in 1985 keeping in view the pendency of large number of cases relating to service matters before various courts. It was aimed to deal exclusively with service matters that would go a long way in not only reducing the burden of the various courts thereby giving them time to deal with other cases, but would also provide to the persons covered under by the Tribunals, speedy relief in respect of their grievances. CAT, with its 17 Benches spread across country and having circuit Benches at 21 places, caters to the need of the employees of Government of India wherever they are posted.

The status of pending cases in CAT since its establishment is placed at Annexure-'A'. Breakup of pending cases in terms of period of pendency is placed at Annexure-'B'.

(b)  & (c):     There  is  no  Delhi  Administrative  Tribunal  established for the employees of Delhi Government/ NCR. However, a Principal Bench of CAT is located at Delhi, where, the status of pendency cases as on 31.12.2018 is as under:

| Less than 1 year   | Between 1-2 year   | Between 2-3 year   | Between 3-5 year   |   Over 5 years | Total   |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|---------|
| 3,407              | 2,522              | 2,037              | 2,402              |            305 | 10,673  |

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Statement of year-wise Institution, Disposal and Pendency of Cases in CAT as on 31.12.2018 since its establishment

| YEAR            |   (INSTITUTION) CASES TRANSFERED FROM VARIOUS COURTS (TA) AND FRESH CASES FILED |   DISPOSAL DURING THE YEAR | PENDENCY AT THE END OF THE YEAR   |
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1985 (November) |                                                                            2963 |                         30 | 2933                              |
| 1986            |                                                                           23177 |                       8934 | 17176                             |
| 1987            |                                                                           19410 |                      15084 | 21502                             |
| 1988            |                                                                           19425 |                      13769 | 27158                             |
| 1989            |                                                                           18602 |                      13986 | 31774                             |
| 1990            |                                                                           19283 |                      15495 | 35562                             |
| 1991            |                                                                           21623 |                      17552 | 39633                             |
| 1992            |                                                                           25184 |                      23782 | 41035                             |
| 1993            |                                                                           27067 |                      28074 | 40028                             |
| 1994            |                                                                           26230 |                      26409 | 39849                             |
| 1995            |                                                                           25789 |                      23668 | 41970                             |
| 1996            |                                                                           23584 |                      20667 | 44887                             |
| 1997            |                                                                           23098 |                      21981 | 46004                             |
| 1998            |                                                                           21911 |                      18394 | 49521                             |
| 1999            |                                                                           22944 |                      24566 | 47899                             |
| 2000            |                                                                           25146 |                      31398 | 41647                             |
| 2001            |                                                                           25977 |                      31953 | 35671                             |
| 2002            |                                                                           25398 |                      29514 | 31555                             |
| 2003            |                                                                           25089 |                      28076 | 28568                             |
| 2004            |                                                                           23825 |                      27735 | 24658                             |
| 2005            |                                                                           21528 |                      22408 | 23778                             |
| 2006            |                                                                           18722 |                      17774 | 24726                             |
| 2007            |                                                                           17725 |                      18674 | 23777                             |
| 2008            |                                                                           18287 |                      20352 | 21712                             |
| 2009            |                                                                           24496 |                      23681 | 22527                             |
| 2010            |                                                                           26620 |                      25477 | 23670                             |
| 2011            |                                                                           25869 |                      24750 | 24789                             |
| 2012            |                                                                           27733 |                      24206 | 28316                             |
| 2013            |                                                                           27442 |                      21654 | 34104                             |
| 2014            |                                                                           27913 |                      24739 | 37278                             |
| 2015            |                                                                           29089 |                      25150 | 41217                             |
| 2016            |                                                                           26984 |                      26266 | 41935                             |
| 2017            |                                                                           25402 |                      20055 | 47282                             |
| 2018            |                                                                           26309 |                      23538 | 50053                             |
| TOTAL           |                                                                          789844 |                     739791 |                                   |

Disposal percentage on an average is about 93.66%.

## CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PENDENCY OF CASES IN RESPECT OF ALL THE BENCHES OF THE CAT AS ON 31.12.2018

| NAME OF THE BENCH   |   LESS THAN ONE YEAR |   BETWEEN 1-2 YEAR |   BETWEEN 2-3 YEAR |   BETWEEN 3-5 YEAR |   OVER 5 YEARS |   TOTAL |
|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|---------|
| 1                   |                    2 |                  3 |                  4 |                  5 |              6 |       7 |
| PRINCIPAL BENCH     |                 3407 |               2522 |               2037 |               2402 |            305 |   10673 |
| AHMEDABAD BENCH     |                  449 |                287 |                180 |                196 |             26 |    1138 |
| ALLAHABAD BENCH     |                 1304 |               1007 |                683 |               1173 |           1630 |    5797 |
| BANGALORE BENCH     |                 1460 |                254 |                 78 |                  0 |              0 |    1792 |
| CHANDIGARH BENCH    |                  948 |                393 |                 11 |                  2 |              1 |    1355 |
| CHENNAI BENCH       |                  738 |                952 |                818 |                728 |            175 |    3411 |
| CUTTACK BENCH       |                  457 |                482 |                420 |                698 |            294 |    2351 |
| ERNAKULAM BENCH     |                  794 |                553 |                347 |                216 |             10 |    1920 |
| GUWAHATI BENCH      |                  245 |                136 |                104 |                 42 |             12 |     539 |
| HYDERABAD BENCH     |                 1026 |                743 |                756 |               1218 |            214 |    3957 |
| JABALPUR BENCH      |                  983 |                665 |                434 |                617 |            442 |    3141 |
| JAIPUR BENCH        |                  562 |                362 |                358 |                616 |            287 |    2185 |
| JODHPUR BENCH       |                  328 |                270 |                235 |                352 |            177 |    1362 |
| KOLKATA BENCH       |                 1281 |                984 |               1117 |                802 |            161 |    4345 |
| LUCKNOW BENCH       |                  442 |                230 |                349 |                240 |            157 |    1418 |
| MUMBAI BENCH        |                  556 |                627 |                612 |                671 |            236 |    2702 |
| PATNA BENCH         |                  705 |                491 |                467 |                290 |             14 |    1967 |
| TOTAL               |                15685 |              10958 |               9006 |              10263 |           4141 |   50053 |