Chandigarh, Oct. 10 -- The central administrative tribunal (CAT), quashed two orders issued by the UT administration for allotment of government accommodation from the electricity pool and directed authorities to reconsider the applications of 24 employees transferred to Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited (CPDL).

The tribunal set aside House Allotment Committee office orders dated March 27 and March 30, 2026, observing that the applicants claims could not be excluded from consideration merely because they had been transferred to CPDL.

The employees had approached the tribunal challenging the allotment process after their applications for government accommodation were not considered on merits, while houses from the electricity pool we...