The High Court of Uttarakhand has issued notice to the Central Govt & Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Chairman Justice L Narasimha Reddy on a petition filed by Indian Forest Services Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi.
On Wednesday, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravi Malimath & Justice Alok Kumar Verma issued a notice on the plea against a CAT order dated Dec 4, 2020, transferring his case challenging the present system of empanelment at the level of joint secretary in the Central Govt, from the Nainital bench of CAT to principal bench in Delhi.
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According to the petition, the case filed by Chaturvedi was being heard by the Nainital circuit bench of CAT but was transferred to the principal bench of CAT in Delhi on an application moved by the Central Govt in the matter.
The peition said that according to the roster system the matter will now be heard by CAT Chairman Justice L Narasimha Reddy. It alleged that the Chairman was openly litigant against the petitioner & had a long history of extreme personal bais against the officer.
The petition said that the order passed by the CAT Chairman is in blatant violation of principles of natural justice. It termed the December 4 order "against the spirit of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985," & said that the grounds taken by the CAT Chairman were "completely frivolous".
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The matter is now listed to come up for hearing before the High Court on Jan 13.
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