New Delhi, Nov 19: The Supreme Court on Wednesday invalidated key provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 governing the appointment, tenure and service conditions of tribunal members, holding that the Centre had reintroduced clauses earlier struck down by the court with only minor changes.

A bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran ruled that the impugned provisions violated separation of powers and judicial independence, noting that Parliament attempted to “legislatively override” binding precedents by reviving quashed clauses. “All provisions struck down, with minor tweaking, have been re-enacted again,” the CJI observed.

The court said clearing case backlogs was not solely the judiciary’s responsibility and required cooperation from all branches of governmen

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