Q. Consider the following services/personnels:
1. Central civil services
2. Members of the defence forces
3. Officers and servants of the Supreme Court
4. Civilian employees of defence services
Service matters of how many of the above services/personnels are included under the original jurisdiction of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)?
Answer: B
Notes:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Jurisdiction of the Central Administration Tribunal extends to the following:
- All-India services,
- Central civil services, (Hence, option 1 is correct.)
- Civil posts under the Centre,
- Civilian employees of defence services. (Hence, option 4 is correct.)
However, the CAT does not cover recruitment and all service matters of the
- Secretarial staffs of the Parliament.
- Members of the defence forces, (Hence, option 2 is incorrect.)
- Officers and servants of the Supreme Court. (Hence, option 3 is incorrect.)

