INDERMANI KIRTIPAL vs

The Supreme Court held that under Section 5 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, a single member of the Tribunal has the jurisdiction to decide matters related to promotion, provided that the case is not one of initial lack of jurisdiction. The Court clarified that objections regarding jurisdiction must be raised at the earliest opportunity, and failure to do so precludes the party from later claiming lack of jurisdiction. Consequently, the petition challenging the jurisdiction of the Tribunal's single member was dismissed.