Service Matters to CAT First: HC Declines Writ on Pension & Arrears Claim of retired income tax official

Y.L.Srinivas Bhat Vs The Under Secretary to Government of India (Karnataka High Court) The Karnataka High Court declined to entertain the writ petition filed by a retired income tax official  Y.L.Srinivas Bhat seeking arrears of salary, revised pension, and leave encashment, holding that such issues fall within the ambit of service matters. Relying on the Supreme Court’s ruling in L. Chandra Kumar, the Court reiterated that disputes relating to service conditions must be adjudicated by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) as the court of first instance, and not directly by the High Cou...