ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL HAS BECOME A SUBSTITUTE OF THE HIGH COURT , SINCE 1986 AS SUCH RECRUITMENT AND THE SERVICE MATTERS (CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) MAY BE BROUGHT UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AS HIGH COURT OVERBURDENED .

The Administrative Tribunal is a substitute of the High court.It has also been held that the Administrative Tribunal is competent to exercise all powers which the respective court had , including declaration as to constitutionality of relevant laws.Further jurisdiction of the Tribunal is not supplimentary but ia a complete substitute for the High court and the civil courts .The 42 nd (Amendment) Act 1976 , Article 323-A had been inserted for providing the Laws for the adjudication or trial by Administrative Tribunals in disputes and complaints with respect to recruitment and the condition of the services of persons appointed to public services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union or any State or of any local or other authority with in India or under the control of the government of India or of any corporation owned or controlled by the Government.This article also enables the parliament to provide in the Act , the jurisdiction and powers of Administrative Tribunals and exclusion of jurisdiction of all courts excepting the Supreme court with regard to the above disputes or Complaints.Further the provisions of this Article shall have effect notwithstanding any thing in any other provision of the Constitution or any other law for the time being in force .Section 4(2) of the Administrative Tribunals Act,1885 provide for the setting up of the State Administrative Tribunals by the Central Government, for the state governments as well ,on the request of the state government concerned.Inpursuance of this provision of the Act , the HP state government requested the Central Government for the setting up of the Administrative Tribunal and the HP Administrative Tribunal was established wef September,1986 .However at present the HP Administrative Tribunal has been scrapped by the previous government and not functioning in the state and the employees of the state government are going to the High court and the SIC for redressal of their grievances.