The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985

This 2023 edition of The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (Act 13 of 1985) contains the fully consolidated statute that establishes and regulates India’s Central and State Administrative Tribunals. Updated through the sweeping Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 (Act 33 of 2021, in force 4-4-2021), the text reflects every change now operative across the public-service dispute-resolution system.

Supplementary texts inside
• Central Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1987
• Central Administrative Tribunal Rules of Practice, 1993
• Administrative Tribunals (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Rules, 2011
• Contempt of Courts (CAT) Rules, 1992
• Subject-wise “short comments” on key sections of the 1985 Act

Key statutory coverage

• Constitution & composition of the Central Administrative Tribunal and State tribunals
• Jurisdiction & powers over service-matter grievances of Union and State employees
• Filing & procedural rules—applications, reviews, transfers and statutory limitation periods
• Appointment, tenure & service conditions of Chairpersons, Judicial Members and Administrative Members
• Execution & enforcement of tribunal orders and interface with High Courts & the Supreme Court
• Contempt, costs & penal provisions safeguarding procedural integrity

This edition is particularly suited for

• AIBE candidates and law students studying administrative and service law
• Civil-service & judicial-service aspirants needing an unaltered yet lightly annotated text
• Government counsel, HR officers, and service-matters practitioners who appear before CAT/SATs
• Academicians, policy analysts & researchers examining tribunal reforms and public-service justice

Presented without extensive commentary yet enriched with concise, section-wise notes, this Bare Act guarantees clarity, authenticity and speedy reference—ideal for exam halls, courtroom citation and day-to-day advisory work.