Case Law Details
Service Bar Association Vs Union of India (Madras High Court)
The present writ petition has been filed by the Service Bar Association, regarding significantly omit advocates from being considered as qualified and eligible for being appointed as Member. The Madras High Court restricted the Central Government from appointing technical members to the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunals (GSTAT) until further orders.
FULL TEXT OF THE HIGH COURT ORDER /JUDGEMENT
The present writ petition has been filed by the Service Bar Association, contending that the Rules, namely, The Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualification, Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2020, significantly omit advocates from being considered as qualified and eligible for being appointed as Member, in the present case, with regard to the Central Administrative Tribunal, for which a notification has been issued on 27.07.2020, fixing the last date of applications as 20.08.2020.
2. A similar issue was raised by the Revenue Bar Association in W.P.No.6037 of 2020 and W.P.No.9883 of 2020, the second petition being that of the Recovery Tribunal Advocates Association and after having granted sufficient time in the said writ petitions to the respondents Union of India, since no response was shown in the said writ petitions, the following order came to be passed on 31.07.2020 in the said writ petitions:
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