law: The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
  20. Application not to be Admitted Unless Other Remedies Exhausted. -
  (1) A Tribunal shall not ordinarily admit an
  
  application unless it is satisfied that the applicant had availed of all the
  
  remedies available to him under the relevant service rules as to redressal of
  
  grievances. 
  (2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), a
  
  person shall be deemed to have availed of all the remedies available to him
  
  under the relevant service rules as to redressal of grievances, -
  (a) if a final order
  
  has been made by Government or other authority or officer or other person
  
  competent to pass such order under such rules, rejecting any appeal preferred
  
  or representation made by such person in connection with the grievance; or 
  (b) where no final
  
  order has been made by the Government or other authority or officer or other
  
  person competent to pass such order with regard to the appeal preferred or
  
  representation made by such person, if a period of six months from the date on
  
  which such appeal was preferred or representation was made has expired. 
    (3) For the purposes of sub-sections (1) and
  
  (2), any remedy available to an applicant by way of submission of a memorial to
  
  the President or to the Governor of a State or to any other functionary shall
  
  not be deemed to be one of the remedies which are available unless the
  
  applicant had elected to submit such memorial.