This document details an amendment to the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, specifically focusing on the jurisdiction of various benches of the Tribunal. It outlines the territorial responsibilities for benches located in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Cuttack, Ernakulam, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Chennai, Mumbai, and Patna. The notification supersedes previous provisions and lists the states and union territories that fall under the purview of each bench, ensuring clarity on where specific legal matters should be addressed.
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MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (Department of Personnel and Training) NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd September, 2014 G.S.R. 683(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 18 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (13 of 1985), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendment in the Notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Personnel and Training, Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and Pensions vide No. G.S.R. 610(E) dated the 26th July, 1985, namely : 2. In the said Notification, for the Table, the following Table shall be substituted, namely.-
TABLE
| S. No. | Bench | Jurisdiction of the Bench |
| — | — | — |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1 | Principal Bench (New Delhi) | National Capital Territory of Delhi |
| 2 | Ahmedabad Bench | State of Gujarat |
| 3 | Allahabad Bench | (i) State of Uttar Pradesh excluding the Districts mentioned against serial number 4 under the jurisdiction of Lucknow Bench.
(ii) State of Uttaranchal |
| 4 | Lucknow Bench | Districts of Lucknow, Hardoi, Kheri, Rai-Bareli, Sitapur, Unnao, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Baharaich, Shravasti, Barabanki, Gonda, Balrampur, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur in the State of Uttar Pradesh. |
| 5 | Bangaluru Bench | State of Karnataka |
| 6 | Kolkata Bench | (i) State of Sikkim.
(ii) State of West Bengal.
(iii) Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
| 7 | Chandigarh Bench | (i) State of Jammu and Kahshmir.
(ii) State of Haryana.
(iii) State of Himachal Pradesh.
(iv) State of Punjab.
(v) Union Territory of Chandigarh. || 8 | Cuttack Bench | State of Odisha |
| :–: | :–: | :–: |
| 9 | Emakulam Bench | (i) State of Kerala.
(ii) Union Territory of Lakshadweep. |
| 10 | Guwahati Bench | (i) State of Assam.
(ii) State of Manipur.
(iii) State of Meghalaya.
(iv) State of Nagaland.
(v) State of Tripura.
(vi) State of Arunachal Pradesh.
(vii) State of Mizoram. |
| 11 | Hyderabad Bench | (i) State of Andhra Pradesh.
(ii) State of Telangana. |
| 12 | Jabalpur Bench | (i) State of Madhya Pradesh
(ii) State of Chattisgarh. |
| 13 | Jodhpur Bench | State of Rajasthan excluding the Districts mentioned against serial number 14 under the jurisdiction of Jaipur Bench. |
| 14 | Jaipur Bench | Districts of Ajmer, Alwar, Baran, Bharatpur, Bundi, Dausa, Ghoipur, Jaipur, Jhaliawar, Jinnjhnnu, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Sikar, Tonk and Karauli in the State of Rajasthan. |
| 15 | Chennai Bench | (i) State of Tamil Nadu
(ii) Union Territory of Puducherry. |
| 16 | Mumbai Bench | (i) State of Maharashtra
(ii) State of Goa
(iii) Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
(iv) Union Territory of Daman and Diu. |
| 17 | Patna Bench | (i) State of Bihar.
(ii) State of Jharkhand.” |
[F. No. A-11019/5/2014-AT]
MAMTA KUNDRA, Jt. Secy.
NOTE: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide notification number G.S.R. 610(E), dated 26th July, 1985 and subsequently amended by :
(i) G.S.R. No. 824(E) dated 31.10.1985,
(ii) G.S.R. No. 308(E) dated 20.02.1986,
(iii) G.S.R. No. 908(E) dated 25.06.1986,
(iv) G.S.R. No. 921(E) dated 27.06.1986,
(v) G.S.R. No. 897(E) dated 01.09 .1988 ,
(vi) G.S.R. No. 525(E) dated 12.08 .1991 ,
(vii) G.S.R. No. 631 (E) dated 15.10 .1991 ,
(viii) G.S.R. No. 418(E) dated 09.04.1992,
(ix) G.S.R. No. 646(E) dated 18.08.1994, and
(x) G.S.R. No. 890(E) dated 23.11.2000.