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Government Of Assam Personnel Assam administrative Tribunal

Filing of Appeals

Checklist:

  • He/she has to be a civil servant aggrieved in matters related to his service condition for filing a petition
  • He/she has to be a civil servant aggrieved in matters related to his service condition for filing a petition
  • Conditions of Service' includes all matters relating to appointment, seniority, confirmation and termination of service of a civil servant, censure, withholding of increments or promotion, recovery from pay of any loss to the Government, reduction to a lower service, grade or post, or to a lower time scale, or to a lower stage in a time scale, denial or variation of pension, or denial of the maximum pension. and all matters arising out of the application of the Fundamental Rules and Subsidiary Rules.
  • By no means, any service which is not civil service as defined in the Act may be included for the purpose of the jurisdiction of the tribunal
  • No appeal shall lie before the Tribunal after the expiry of sixty days from the date of the order appealed against
  • Form I has to be submitted to the Registrar which is given for download in Schedule-I below

Overview

Any civil servant aggrieved in matters related to his service condition may file appeal petition before the Assam Administrative Tribunal against any order passed by a competent authority in respect of any condition of service.

Process Flow

1. A Memorandum of Appeal to the Tribunal may be presented by the appellant or his authorized representative or an Advocate in person to the Registrar during the office hours at the headquarters of the Tribunal or may be sent by the appellant by registered post to the Registrar at the headquarters of the Tribunal.

2. A Memorandum of Appeal sent by post shall be deemed to have been presented to the Registrar on the date of its receipt in the office of the Tribunal at its headquarters.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Only a civil servant as defined in the Act may be included for the purpose of the jurisdiction of the tribunal
  • Civil services of the State of Assam means the services other than military, naval and air force services.

Guidelines for filling the form

  • State the name and address of the appellant
  • State the name and address of the appellant (to the extent known) of the necessary respondents; and
  • Set out concisely and under distinct heads the grounds of appeal without any argument or narrative.

Fees

There are no such fees to file an appeal. 

Documents Required

i. A certified copy of the order appealed against.

ii. Where the appellant, for reasons beyond his control, is not in a position to furnish a duly certified copy of the order under item (i) above, the appeal shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating the reasons therefore and

ii. Copy or copies of the document/documents on which the appellant wishes to rely along with the list of the documents.

Along with the memorandum of appeal, the appellant shall submit the following number of copies of the memorandum of appeal along with its annexure to the Registrar:

i) three copies for the Tribunal, and

ii) as many copies as there are respondents in the case. 

Important Timeline

There is a specific time for filing an appeal. No appeal shall lie before the Tribunal after the expiry of sixty days from the date of the order appealed against. However, the tribunal may entertain an appeal after the expiry of sixty days from the date of passing the order, if the Tribunal is satisfied that the civil servant was prevented by any sufficient cause from preferring the appeal before the aforesaid period. 

How to apply

The following procedure may be fulfilled while filing an appeal :

1. A Memorandum of Appeal to the Tribunal may be presented by the appellant or his authorized representative or an Advocate in person to the Registrar during the office hours at the headquarters of the Tribunal or may be sent by the appellant by registered post to the Registrar at the headquarters of the Tribunal.

2. A Memorandum of Appeal sent by post shall be deemed to have been presented to the Registrar on the date of its receipt in the office of the Tribunal at its headquarters.

Type of Service

Offline: Yes

Forms to be filled

Schedule I Form I Appeal Form

Whom to Contact

Name: Smti.Anurupa Barua, ACS
Designation: Registrar
Email: abarua_acsem07@yahoo.com
Phone: 9859913787
Address: Assam Administrative Tribunal,
Opposite to Meghdoot Bhawan
Panbazar,
Guwahati 781001
Assam

Assam Administrative & Pension Tribunal Appeal Filing