What done before filing case in cat for service matter

What exactly is the grievance? Without relvant facts as to the grievance, no definite suggestion is possible. However, in exceptional circumstances,  the CAT can entertain the  application even if the remedies are not exhausted.

The employee need not inform the Department before approaching the CAT.

My Headquarter is in Delhi and My hometown is in Agra. My family resides in hometown Agra. LTC destination was Srinagar. I took LTC permission from hod from Delhi to Srinagar but i went from Agra to Srinagar.

I availed LTC under dispensation scheme from 2nd January 2025 to 9th January 2025 from Agra to Jammu(1 day break journey) to Srinagar and Srinagar to Jaipur. But our PAO(principal account office) has put an objection on my LTC bill that “Destination/Journey is not clear and saying to me that you not went from delhi which is HQ. My reimbursement is still pending.

Such an objection is not maintainable in law, it is appropriate to move to CAT (PB) Delhi after availing all departmental avenues available to you.

You are serving which department / PSU ??? 

Originally posted by : Dr. J C Vashista
	Such an objection is not maintainable in law, it is appropriate to move to CAT (PB) Delhi after availing all departmental avenues available to you. You are serving which department / PSU ???

Delhi revenue department

A central government employees can approach the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) to resolve grievances related to Leave Travel Concession (LTC), as it falls under the purview of service matters.

However, they are generally expected to exhaust departmental remedies first before approaching CAT.

Before approaching CAT, employees are generally required to have tried to resolve the issue through departmental procedures or other internal remedies.

LTC is considered a service condition and therefore falls under the scope of matters that can be brought before CAT.

Doe nto matter which course of journye you have adopted, yout LTC wll be restricted to distance from Delhi to Srinagar provided you have gone to Srinagar. 

You are nto clear whether at all you had beento Sinagar or not.

You are also not clear whether the journey was with family or not.

You are not clear anout mode of journey.  If any mode of journey is by private taxi the entitlement will be zero for that part. 

Originally posted by : Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
	Doe nto matter which course of journye you have adopted, yout LTC wll be restricted to distance from Delhi to Srinagar provided you have gone to Srinagar.  You are nto clear whether at all you had beento Sinagar or not. You are also not clear whether the journey was with family or not. You are not clear anout mode of journey.  If any mode of journey is by private taxi the entitlement will be zero for that part.

1. I went to Srinagar from Agra not directly as I also stopped Jammu one day (break journey in middle) and return back to Agra from Srinagar directly (no break journey).

2. I went to Srinagar along with Family. It is mentioned in my ltc form i.e GAR 14C

3. Mode of journey = Agra to Jammu by 2nd tier ac train and one day rest at Jammu and then Jammu to Srinagar by flight. And Return back Srinagar to Agra directly by flight.

Note = government employee upto pay grade 4800 not entitled for flight in simple LTC but government gives concession in LTC under  dispensation scheme in which flight allowed from specific places like as via delhi/Amritsar/Guwahati/ chennai/Vishakhapatnam.

My pay grade is PB 4800(Level 8).

You deviated journey from via Agra.  The claim is tor be restricted to the shortest distance from Delhi to Srinagar.

Halting on the way at Jammu is not deviation as you were not travelling by Air.

 Your return journey was also not direct by via Agra so the claim will be restricted to Delhi.

As regard ar travel entitlement you can see relevant order

https://documents.doptcirculars.nic.in/D2/D02est/31011_8_2017-Estt-A-IV-19092017.pdf

https://dopt.gov.in/sites/default/files/OM31011152022_11102022.PDF

how ever before moving to Court you are required to submit a detailed representation quoting all the rules/orders on which your grievance is based.  Your cause of action to move Court will start from 6 months after this representation and continue upto one year thereafter.

It will be better if your representation contains reference to all the facts and the rules/orders reliedupon

What is the source of your information regarding the observation by PAO? 

PAO communicates with the DDO, not the employee. And it is for the latter either satisfy the PAO or to communicate with the employee disallowing claim and decision to make recoveries, if any.

Unless the DDO has communicated any such decision, you cannot be said to have any grievance.

In respect LTC, employees are entitled for sanction of advance. Had you availed of the advance?

So also, LTC bills are sanctioned and paid without precheck by PAO. Observations during post check are mostly settled at the level of DDO and only in exceptional circumstances, communications are addressed to the employee.

You are right sir, PAO communicate with DDO in such matters, PAO not communicate directly with employee. but our DDO is weak in front of PAO. My DDO says only one thing is that you have to clear this objection first which is marked by PAO. I asked DDO many times which documents PAO needs to clear objection but no reply.

I did not take any advance from department, I went to visit on my own money.

Originally posted by : Kuldeep Singh
	You are right sir, PAO communicate with DDO in such matters, PAO not communicate directly with employee. but our DDO is weak in front of PAO. My DDO says only one thing is that you have to clear this objection first which is marked by PAO. I asked DDO many times which documents PAO needs to clear objection but no reply. I did not take any advance from department, I went to visit on my own money.

Presently, you have no grievance for which you can approach the CAT.

Originally posted by : P. Venu
	Originally posted by : Kuldeep Singh You are right sir, PAO communicate with DDO in such matters, PAO not communicate directly with employee. but our DDO is weak in front of PAO. My DDO says only one thing is that you have to clear this objection first which is marked by PAO. I asked DDO many times which documents PAO needs to clear objection but no reply.I did not take any advance from department, I went to visit on my own money. Presently, you have no grievance for which you can approach the CAT.

I have grievance, my claim amount has not come in my account yet due to objection. I have drop three mails to HOD and DDO regarding this matter. No proper action taken from their side.