Lucknow CAT bench gets its own building after 38 years
What happened
- Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) building at Gomti Nagar, Lucknow on Ambedkar Jayanti. [PIB]
- The Lucknow bench was set up in 1987 and got its own office building only after 38 years. [PIB]
Background
- DoPT is the administrative ministry of CAT. [PIB]
Why it matters
- CAT hears service disputes of central government staff, so a proper bench in Lucknow matters for the large central workforce in UP.
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How to use this in Mains
- CAT hears service disputes of central government staff, so a proper bench in Lucknow matters for the large central workforce in UP.
Quotable data pointUnion Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) building at Gomti Nagar, Lucknow on Ambedkar Jayanti [PIB].
PIB: Lucknow CAT bench gets its own building
Exam angle
UPPCS
GS-V: tribunals.
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The Lucknow bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal was established in
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