Central Administrative Tribunal's Jammu Bench holds a circuit sitting at Leh and hears more than 30 cases

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Central Administrative Tribunal's Jammu Bench holds a circuit sitting at Leh and hears more than 30 cases

27 October 2026

The Department of Law and Justice of the Union Territory of Ladakh organised a circuit sitting of the Jammu Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal at Leh. The sitting was held at the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre, Melongthang, Leh. Mr Sanjeev Gupta, Member (Judicial), and Mrs Pragya Sahay Saksena, Member (Administrative), presided. More than 30 cases were heard, all involving applicants from the Union Territory of Ladakh, and relief was granted in a number of them. Mr Shahnawaz Ali, OSD (Law), welcomed the Members on behalf of the Administrative Secretary, Law, Shri Jatinder Singh Jamwal. The sitting lets litigants in Ladakh have their service matters heard locally instead of travelling to Jammu.

Cases heard: More than 30 Venue: ADR Centre, Melongthang, Leh

Why it matters for exams: The Central Administrative Tribunal is the body that decides service disputes of central government employees, and it sits in benches with Judicial and Administrative Members — a recurring Polity and law question.

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27 October 2026 Source: Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh

In plain words

CAT Central Administrative Tribunal — The tribunal that decides service matters of central government employees.

ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution — Ways of settling disputes outside a regular trial, such as mediation and conciliation.

Circuit sitting Circuit sitting — A sitting held by a court or tribunal away from its regular seat so that local litigants can be heard.