New Delhi, Nov 19 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to constitute a national tribunals commission within four months as it struck down key provisions of 2021 Tribunals Reforms law related to appointment, tenure and service conditions of tribunal members and presiding officers.

A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran expressed concern about excessive executive control over tribunals and allowed the petitions that challenged certain provisions of the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021 which overhauled the functioning, structure and service conditions of tribunals across the country.

“We grant the Union of India a period of four months from the date of this judgement to establish a National Tribunals

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