The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down multiple provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, saying the Centre had reintroduced clauses previously quashed by the court with minor changes, violating the principles of separation of powers and judicial independence

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down several provisions of the 2021 Tribunals Reforms law related to the appointment, tenure, and service conditions of members of various tribunals, saying they had been re-enacted by the Centre with minor tweaks.

A bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said the impugned provisions violated the principles of separation of powers and judicial independence, and they should not have been brought back. Read More

The bench said that dealing with the backlog of ca

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