A circuit bench would hold a sitting in Mandi in the office of Divisional Commissioner from November 16 to 21 during which as many as 40 matters already listed will be heard while more are expected to be filed.
Earlier, aggrieved parties had to move to Himachal Pradesh High Court for adjudication of service matters but they can now file these cases in Mandi.
According to a source, the tribunal will hold circuit benches every alternative month for a week in Mandi and Dharamshala till March 2016, after which they will be held every month.
The tribunal started functioning on September 1, 1986, and afterwards it stated holding circuit benches in Mandi and Dharamshala. The tribunal, however, was abolished on July 8, 2008
Employee and Bar Associations from different parts of Mandi zone have welcomed the decision of tribunal to hold its circuit benches at Mandi and Dharmashala and further demanded that permanent benches be set up at a zonal level. PTI