Nearly 70,000 cases of Govt employees pending adjudication
Nearly 70,000 cases of Government employees are pending adjudication in the Central Administrative Tribunal, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) is the competent authority that adjudicates grievances and disputes arising out of the conditions of service of Central and State Government employees.
These pending grievances include cases related to pay, promotion, career progression, pension and similar matters, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply.
“Since its inception in the year 1985, the CAT has received 9,88,738 cases for adjudication, out of which 9,19,157 cases have been disposed till January 31, 2026, leaving 69,581 cases under adjudication presently,” Singh said. The number of cases instituted, disposed and pending year-wise since the inception of the tribunal are available in the annual report of the Department of Personnel and Training, which can be accessed through the link https://dopt.gov.in/sites/default/files/AR2024-25English.pdf, Singh said.
To ensure expeditious disposal of all cases, the tribunal has rolled out a cloud-based Advance Case Information System comprising several new initiatives, such as mobile applications, SMS facility, online payment, hybrid video conference-based hearing, e-courts set up, scanning and digitisation of all records and e-filing of cases, the minister added.
