Central Administrative Tribunal Chairman(2014)
House panel raises concern on judges as CAT chairman
The Parliamentary panel on Law and Justice has expressed
reservation over a Supreme Court judge or Chief Justice of High Court becoming Chairman of Central
Administrative Tribunal (CAT).
Standing Committee Chairman Shantaram Naik said, “When a judgment of the Tribunal headed by Supreme Court judge or the Chief Justice of High Court goes to High Court, the matter may not get justice on account of the indirect pressure that may be on account of the fact that the judgment challenged before them is pronounced by the judge of a Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of a High Court.”
At present, even a High Court judge could be made Central Administrative Tribunal Chairman. The Committee said that Section 6(1) of the Bill would lead to “dichotomy” where the decisions of the CAT or administrative tribunals at State or subordinate level come up for hearing in the High Court.
Standing Committee Chairman Shantaram Naik said, “When a judgment of the Tribunal headed by Supreme Court judge or the Chief Justice of High Court goes to High Court, the matter may not get justice on account of the indirect pressure that may be on account of the fact that the judgment challenged before them is pronounced by the judge of a Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of a High Court.”
At present, even a High Court judge could be made Central Administrative Tribunal Chairman. The Committee said that Section 6(1) of the Bill would lead to “dichotomy” where the decisions of the CAT or administrative tribunals at State or subordinate level come up for hearing in the High Court.
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