Terming it “legislative overruling” of binding judgments without curing any defects, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021, provisions on appointment and tenure of members for violating judicial independence and going against its earlier judgments on these issues.

"Therefore, the provisions of the impugned Act cannot be sustained as they violate separation of powers and judicial independence principles. It amounts to legislative overwrite without curing any defects and the binding judgment. It falls foul. Thus, it’s struck down as unconstitutional," a Bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said.

The top court directed the Centre to constitute a National Tribunals Commission in three months.

The Bench expressed displeasure over the Central

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