New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday reiterated its decades-old view on the independent functioning of tribunals in the country as it struck down the Tribunals Reforms Act of 2021 after ruling that it did not conform to the top court’s binding decisions delivered over the last 20 years.

A two-judge bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai expressed strong displeasure at the Centre not giving effect to its earlier directions that specifically frowned upon executive interference in the appointments, tenure and service conditions of members of various tribunals.

It also upbraided the government for seeking a reference of the current dispute to a larger bench, even though the top court has in the past taken a consistent view to insulate tribunals from government interference. These judgment

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