law: The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
  14. Jurisdiction, Powers and Authority of the Central Administrative Tribunal. - 
  (1) Save as otherwise expressly provided in
  
  this Act, the Central Administrative Tribunal shall exercise, on and from the
  
  appointed day, all the jurisdiction, powers and authority exercisable
  
  immediately before that day by all courts (except the Supreme Court) in
  
  relation to - 
  (a) recruitment, and
  
  matters concerning recruitment, to any All-India Service or to any civil
  
  service of the Union or a civil post under the Union or to a Post connected
  
  with defense or in the defense services, being, in either case, a post filed by
  
  a civilian; 
   (b) all service
  
  matters concerning - 
   (i) a member of any
  
  All-India Service; or 
   (ii) a person [not being
  
  a member of an All-India Service or a person referred to in clause (c)
  
  appointed to any civil service of the Union or any civil post under the Union;
  
  or 
   (iii) a civilian [not
  
  being a member of an All-India Service or a person referred to in clause (c)
  
  appointed to any defense services or a post connected with defense, and
  
  pertaining to the service of such member, person or civilian, in connection
  
  with the affairs of the Union or of any State or of any local or other
  
  authority within the territory of India or under the control of the Government
  
  of India or of any corporation or society owned or controlled by the
  
  Government; 
   (c) all service
  
  matters pertaining to service in connection with the affairs of the Union
  
  concerning a person appointed to any service or post referred to in sub-clause
  
  (ii) or sub-clause (iii) of clause (b), being a person whose services have been
  
  placed by a State Government or any local or other authority or any corporation
  
  or society or other body, at the disposal of the Central Government for such
  
  appointment. 
  Explanation: 
  (1) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby
  
  declared that references to "Union" in this sub-section shall be
  
  construed as including references also to a Union Territory. 
  (2) The Central Government may, by
  
  notification apply with effect from such date as may be specified in the
  
  notification the provisions of sub-section (3) to local or other authorities
  
  within the territory of India or under the control of the Government of India
  
  and to corporations or society owned or controlled by Government, not being a
  
  local or other authority or corporation or society controlled or owned by a
  
  State Government: 
  Provided  that if the Central Government
  
  considers it expedient so to do for the purpose of facilitating transition to
  
  the scheme as envisaged by this Act, different dates may be so specified under
  
  this sub-section in respect of different classes of, or different categories
  
  under any class of local or other authorities or corporations.
  (3) Save as otherwise expressly provided in
  
  this Act, the Central Administrative Tribunal shall also exercise, on and from
  
  the date with effect from which the provisions of this sub-section apply to any
  
  local or other authority or corporation or society, all the jurisdiction, powers
  
  and authority exercisable immediately before that date by all courts (except
  
  the Supreme Court in relation to  
  (a) recruitment, and
  
  matters concerning recruitment, to any service or post in connection with the
  
  affairs of such local or other authority or corporation or society; and 
  (b) all service
  
  matters concerning a person [other than a person referred to in clause (a) or
  
  clause (b) of sub-section (1) appointed to any service or post in connection
  
  with the affairs of such local or other authority or corporation or society and
  
  pertaining to the service of such person in connection with such affairs.