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Supreme Court strikes down key provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 for violating separation of powers.

Court says government reintroduced clauses previously quashed, undermining judicial independence.

Tribunal tenure rules restored, keeping ITAT and CESTAT members in service until 62 and heads until 65.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday invalidated several sections of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, ruling that the Centre had brought back provisions earlier struck down by the judiciary with only minimal alterations. According to PTI, a bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran held that the reinstated clauses undermined the separation of powers and the independence of tribunals.

Delivering the judgment, the CJI said the court had r

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