Central Administrative Tribunal Bar Association, Through Its President, Shri Ram Kumar Shrivastava v. Union Of India, Thr. The Secretary, Ministry Of Personnel And Training And Pension And 3

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 56 OF 2014 (Central Administrative Tribunal Bar Association, Bombay Bench Circuit Bench at Nagpur thr. its President & Anr. vs. Union of India thr. its Secretary, Ministry of Personnel and Training and Pension, Department of Personnel and Training & Ors.) _____________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders.

and Registrar's Orders.

CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI & ARUN D. UPADHYE, JJ.

AUGUST 28, 2017.

Heard Shri M.M. Sudame, learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri A. Joshi, learned counsel for the respondents.

2.

The Central Administrative Tribunal Bar Association at Nagpur has on 21.12.2013 made a representation for providing a permanent Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) at Nagpur.

The representation is still pending.

3.

In this PIL filed on 08.08.2014, this Court has on 03.03.2017, directed the Central Administrative Tribunal to hold Circuit Bench Sitting at Nagpur for five days every month until further orders. Accordingly, the Bench is holding Circuit Sitting.

4.

Shri Joshi, learned counsel for the respondents states that in view of this arrangement, the PIL may be disposed of.

5.

Shri Sudame, learned counsel invites attention to representation dated 21.12.2013 and various demands

2808pil56.14 made therein. He submits that let there be a decision on that representations within stipulated time.

6.

Taking overall view of the matter, we direct the respondents to take suitable decision on the representations dated 21.12.2013 (Annexure 4 with the petition) / 12.03.2017 within a period of four months from today. 7.

With these directions and keeping all rival contentions open, we make rule absolute in terms of interim order dated 03.03.2017. No order as to costs. JUDGE JUDGE *GS.