New Delhi, Nov 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021, holding that the legislation violates constitutional principles of separation of powers and judicial independence.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran expressed strong displeasure at the Union Government for repeatedly failing to implement binding directions issued in earlier judgments regarding appointments to various tribunals.
The Court noted that the 2021 Act had merely re-enacted provisions previously struck down, without curing defects flagged by the Court in multiple Madras Bar Association (MBA) cases.