Shyam Kumar Pal v. U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry of Science and Technology India and 7 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, WRIT - A No. 1255 of 2026, Shyam Kumar Pal vs Union of India through Secretary Ministry of Science and Technology and others (CSIR matter), Justice Shree Prakash Singh, decided 09.02.2026. Writ petition dismissed on maintainability: CSIR notified vide notification dated 31.10.1986, remedy lies before Administrative Tribunal under Administrative Tribunals Act 1985 (alternative remedy / forum objection upheld); liberty granted to approach the tribunal; interim applications with claim petition to be decided within prescribed or reasonable time. Keywords: maintainability, preliminary objection, Administrative Tribunals Act 1985, CSIR notification 31.10.1986, alternative remedy, writ dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to approach the tribunal concerned; any interim application filed along with the claim petition to be decided within the statutorily prescribed time or, failing that, within a reasonable period.