2.4. State Administrative Tribunals

♤ The Administrative Tribunals Act of 1985 empowers the Central government to establish the State Administrative Tribunals (SATs) on specific request of the concerned state governments.

♤ Like the CAT, the SATs exercise original jurisdiction in relation to recruitment and all service matters of state government employees.

♤ The chairman and members of the SATs are appointed by the President after consultation with the Governor of the state concerned.

♤ The act also makes a provision for setting up of Joint Administrative Tribunal (JAT) for two or more states. A JAT exercises all the jurisdiction and powers exercisable by the administrative tribunals for such states.

o The chairman and members of a JAT are appointed by the President after consultation with the Governors of the concerned states.