A Supreme Court Bench led by CJI BR Gavai on Monday took exception to Attorney General R Venkataramani’s request to refer petitions challenging the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021 to a larger Bench, saying it appeared the government wanted to avoid the present Bench.

CJI Gavai is due to retire on November 23, 2025.

“If we reject this application by you, we will observe that the Union is trying to avoid this Bench. We will not hear all this now after we have heard one side on merits,” the CJI said after Venkataramani made the request.

The Bench said it did not expect this from the government at the fag end of the final hearing.

Urging the Bench not to misunderstand the Centre’s plea for adjudication of the matter by a larger Bench, the Attorney Ge

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