Filling up vacancies of Judicial Member in the Central Administrative

                                                       No. A-11013/14/2012-AT

                                                           Government of India

                                            Department of Personnel and Training

                                                                 Circular

Subject- Filling up vacancies of Judicial Member in the Central Administrative

Tribunal for the year 2013

Applications from eligible candidates are invited for filling up seven

vacancies of Judicial Members in the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) arising

during the year 2013.

2. The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 was amended by the

Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 2006 (No. 1 of 2007). As per subsections

(2) and (3) of Section 8 of the Act:

"8(2) A Member shall hold office as such for a term of five years from the date

on which he enters upon his office extendable by one more term of five years:

Provided that no Member shall hold office as such after he has attained

the age of sixty-five years.

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8(3) The conditions of service of Chairman and Members shall be the

same as applicable to Judges of the High Court°

3. Regarding the eligibility conditions, Sub-Section 2(b) of Section 6 of the

Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 as amended by the Administrative Tribunals

(Amendment) Act, 2006 provides that-

"6(2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment,-

(b) as a Judicial Member unless he is or qualified to be a Judge of a High

Court or he has for atleast two years held the post of a Secretary to the

Government of India in the Department of Legal Affairs or the Legislative

Department including Member-Sebretary, Law Commission of India or held a post

of Additional Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Legal

Affairs and Legislative Department at least for a period of five years.'

4. Names of eligible officers who have enough judicial experience with

special knowledge and experience of service laws and are willing to be considered

for the post of Judicial Member in the Central Administrative Tribunal may be sent

along with their application/bio-data in the enclosed Proforma. The candidates

may indicate their preference to join the Tribunal in column 16 of the Annexure. It

is requested that while forwarding the applications of candidates, the following

points may be kept in mind:

(i) It should be clearly stated that the officer(s) is/are clear from vigilance

angle. In case any penalty had been imposed in the past against any

officer under the relevant Service Rules, the details of the same may

also be furnished.

(ii) Original CR/APAR dossiers, failing which certified copies of CR/APAR

for the last ten years in respect of applicants, may also be sent

positively along with the applications.

(iv) The Cadre Controlling Authority/Registrar of the High Court/Supreme

Court while forwarding the applications may clearly indicate (with

dates) that the officer fulfills the eligibility criterion i.e. held the post of

Secretary for two years/Additional Secretary for five years as

mentioned in para 3 above or that the officer is qualified for

appointment as a High Court Judge as per Article 217(2) of the

Constitution of India.

(iv) Interested officers may also send advance copies of their applications.

Advance copies of the applications would be considered only if the

actual applications are later received with all the above necessary

requirements from the cadre controlling authorities.

5. Retired Judges of the High Court and Members of the Bai

l may send

their applications directly.

6. In the case of the Members of Bar, column 10(f) of the proforma of

bio-data regarding details of income in the last three years should invariably

be filled up, failing which their candidature is liable to be rejected

summarily. (Copies of the Income Tax Returns shall also be attached). Such

applicants should attach documentary proof of fulfillment of the

qualification to become High Court Judge as per Article 217(2) of the

Constitution of India.

7. The applications should reach the Secretary, Department of Personnel

and Training, North Block, New Delhi —

110001 on or before 1 st October, 2012.

Applications received after closing date of receipt of application will not be

considered.

8. The Central Administrative Tribunal has seventeen regular Benches

across the country. The appointment in the Central Administrative Tribunal shall

carry an. All India transfer liability. The selected persons are liable to be posted to

any place having a Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal depending on the

availability of the vacancies / exigencies of

work.

9. Sometimes persons selected for appointment seek extension of time

on one pretext or the other and quite often decline to join later. It is made clear

that persons selected would have to join within three weeks from the date of issue

of appointment order failing which the appointment would be cancelled.

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(Mona Sing