SC Strikes Down Tribunal Reforms Act Provisions for Repeating Previously Invalidated Rules

Madras Bar Association Vs Union of India And Another (Supreme Court of India) The Supreme Court of India struck down provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 relating to the appointment and tenure of tribunal members, holding that the Act violated earlier judicial pronouncements governing tribunal independence. The Bench of the Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Vinod Chandran observed that the Union government had reintroduced provisions previously invalidated by the Court, making only minor changes. The Court held that these provisions were inconsistent with constitutional prin...