SC - TRIBUNALS
3 years, 1 month ago

SC - TRIBUNALS

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday assured lawyers that it will take up the issue of vacancies in key tribunals soon, while indicating that it is a problem that cannot be simplistically resolved by sending those responsible for the appointments to jail for contempt. On Wednesday, the court had said its judicial intervention saw the government make abrupt efforts to fill up vacancies in tribunals some time back and nothing after that. In September last year, a Special Bench of the Supreme Court led by the CJI had said it was “not interested in a confrontation” with the government but the court was running out of patience. The court had even said the only three options were to close the tribunals, make the appointments itself or initiate contempt action.

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Fill Vacancies In Central Govt Industrial Tribunals By August 31 : Supreme Court To Union
1 year, 8 months ago

Fill Vacancies In Central Govt Industrial Tribunals By August 31 : Supreme Court To Union

Live Law  

The Supreme Court directed the Union Government to complete the process of appointing judicial officers to the vacant seats of the Central Government Industrial Tribunals before August 31, 2023. The petitioner in the matter, Labour Law Association had submitted that as many as nine out of twenty two benches of the Central Government Industrial Tribunals were vacant and three more …

Many successful lawyers reluctant to join bench due tedious appointment process: SC
2 years, 3 months ago

Many successful lawyers reluctant to join bench due tedious appointment process: SC

India Today  

While hearing the case pertaining to unfilled vacancies and delays in appointments to the higher judiciary, the Supreme Court on Thursday observed that many successful lawyers have been reluctant to become a judge due to the uncertainty involved in the appointment process. READ | Collegium system for appointment of judges most transparent, says Supreme Court While stating that the requisite …

Unfilled judicial vacancies major reason for pendency of cases: CJI NV Ramana
2 years, 8 months ago

Unfilled judicial vacancies major reason for pendency of cases: CJI NV Ramana

India Today  

Taking a dig at the Centre government for the huge pendency of cases in the Indian judiciary, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday said that not non-filling of judicial vacancies by the government is the major cause of pendency of cases. You all know the major important reason is the non-filling up of the judicial vacancies and not …

Unfilled Tribunal Vacancies : Supreme Court Asks CAT Members To Function Beyond Their Tenure
2 years, 10 months ago

Unfilled Tribunal Vacancies : Supreme Court Asks CAT Members To Function Beyond Their Tenure

Live Law  

Taking note of the vacancies in the Central Admininstrative Tribunals, the Supreme Court on Friday passed an order directing incumbents who are holding the post of members of CAT as judicial or administrative members to continue to function even beyond their term, subject to their consent and availbility. The directions were issued in a petition filed by Central Administrative Tribunal …

Centre clears appointment of 5 tribunal chiefs
3 years, 1 month ago

Centre clears appointment of 5 tribunal chiefs

Hindustan Times  

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has cleared the proposal of the Department of Financial Services for the appointment of chairpersons in all five Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals, Live Law reported. The appointments came a day after the Supreme Court expressed anguish over the ‘knee jerk’ actions in filling up vacant posts in various tribunals. The appointments came a day …

SC on tribunal appointments
3 years, 1 month ago

SC on tribunal appointments

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said its judicial intervention saw the government make abrupt efforts to fill up vacancies in tribunals some time back and nothing after that. In September last, a Special Bench led by the CJI accused the Centre of “cherry-picking” names for appointments to tribunals groaning under backlog and left almost defunct by long-pending vacancies. Chandrachud and …

Shut tribunals if you cannot staff them: SC
3 years, 5 months ago

Shut tribunals if you cannot staff them: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Union government should abolish all tribunals if the judiciary is compelled to make appointments in these bodies to keep them alive, the Supreme Court said on Friday as it reproached the Union government for creating an “imbroglio” over functioning of the tribunals and making “citizens suffer in the bargain”. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh …

Supreme Court to Centre: Appointments in Tribunals clearly indicates 'cherry-picking' of names
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court to Centre: Appointments in Tribunals clearly indicates 'cherry-picking' of names

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over non-filling of vacancies at the tribunals across the nation and said the manner in which appointments have been made clearly indicates "cherry picking" of names. The top asked the Centre to make appointments within two weeks to the tribunals which are facing severe crunch of presiding officers as well as judicial and …

SC slams Centre for 'cherry-picking' names for tribunals, directs govt to make appointments in two weeks
3 years, 6 months ago

SC slams Centre for 'cherry-picking' names for tribunals, directs govt to make appointments in two weeks

Firstpost  

There are around 250 posts lying vacant in various key tribunals and appellate tribunals New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over non-filling of vacancies at the tribunals across the nation and said the manner in which appointments have been made clearly indicates “cherry picking” of names. Venugopal assured the bench that the Centre would make appointments in …

Centre emasculating tribunals by not making appointments & testing patience, says SC
3 years, 6 months ago

Centre emasculating tribunals by not making appointments & testing patience, says SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed “extreme disappointment” over the Centre dragging its feet and not filling up the vacancies in various tribunals despite its August 16 order to face consequences if the appointments are not made within 10 days. Chandrachud and Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Chief Justice N.V. Ramana also took exception to the Centre bringing back …

You are testing our patience: SC raps Centre over delay in Tribunal appointments
3 years, 6 months ago

You are testing our patience: SC raps Centre over delay in Tribunal appointments

India Today  

The Supreme Court rapped the central government on Monday over the delay in appointments to the Tribunals and the recently passed Tribunals Reforms Act, saying it was identical to the provisions struck down by it previously. A special bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and L Nageswara Rao directed the government to …

"Show Us One Appointment You Made": Supreme Court To Centre In Tribunal Matter- Read Full Courtroom Exchange
3 years, 7 months ago

"Show Us One Appointment You Made": Supreme Court To Centre In Tribunal Matter- Read Full Courtroom Exchange

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday demanded from the Centre the rationale behind the recently-passed Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 after the Court struck down the Tribunals Reforms Ordinance, 2021.The bench of Chief Justice N. V. Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose was hearing a petition seeking directions for the constitution of the Goods. On the last occasion, Supreme Court …

Criminal cases against MPs, MLAs can be withdrawn only after HC consent: SC
3 years, 7 months ago

Criminal cases against MPs, MLAs can be withdrawn only after HC consent: SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Central government’s commitment towards the speedy trial and prosecution of criminal politicians and directed that a criminal case against an MP or MLA could be withdrawn only after getting the consent of the High Court concerned. A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana mulled over forming a special bench …

Fill Up Vacancies In Tribunals Without Delay: Supreme Court Directs Centre
3 years, 8 months ago

Fill Up Vacancies In Tribunals Without Delay: Supreme Court Directs Centre

Live Law  

In its judgment setting aside the provisions in the Tribunals Reforms Ordinance 2021 which fixed the term of members of various tribunals as four years, the Supreme Court called upon the Centre to ensure that all the vacancies in the tribunals are filled up without delay.Existence of large number of vacancies of Members and Chairpersons and the inordinate delay caused …

'A Couple Of Appointments Have Been Effected', SC Adjourns Hearing On Madras Bar Associations' Plea On Judicial Appointments
6 years, 8 months ago

'A Couple Of Appointments Have Been Effected', SC Adjourns Hearing On Madras Bar Associations' Plea On Judicial Appointments

Live Law  

On the first day after the apex court opened post the summer vacation, the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra heard a writ petition by the Madras Bar Association praying for the fixing of timelines for each stage of the Memorandum of Procedure for judicial appointments.Adjourning the matter to August, the bench, also comprising Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and …

Tribunals And Commissions May Not Remain Headless, SC Allows Appointment Of Former HC Judges In Tribunals If No Suitable Former HC CJ/SC Judge Is Available [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

Tribunals And Commissions May Not Remain Headless, SC Allows Appointment Of Former HC Judges In Tribunals If No Suitable Former HC CJ/SC Judge Is Available [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued an important directive that wherever qualification required for appointment to a tribunal/commission is of a former Chief Justice or a former Supreme Court judge and no suitable person of that category is available, it will be open to make appointment of any suitable former judge of a high court till any legislative amendment in that …

SC Clarifies Its Order On Appointments In Tribunals, Bars Litigation On Selection Process [Read Order]
7 years ago

SC Clarifies Its Order On Appointments In Tribunals, Bars Litigation On Selection Process [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has clarified its order that accepted suggestions made by the Central Administrative Tribunal Bar Association with regard to appointments of chairpersons and judicial/administrative/technical/expert members for all tribunals.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AK Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud also held that the selection process that has commenced. The Supreme Court has clarified its order that …

SC Clarifies Its Order On Appointments In Tribunals, Bars Litigation On Selection Process [Read Order]
7 years ago

SC Clarifies Its Order On Appointments In Tribunals, Bars Litigation On Selection Process [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has clarified its order that accepted suggestions made by the Central Administrative Tribunal Bar Association with regard to appointments of chairpersons and judicial/administrative/technical/expert members for all tribunals.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AK Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud also held that the selection process that has commenced. The Supreme Court has clarified its order that …

SC Forms Panel To Recruit Subordinate Court Judges
8 years, 2 months ago

SC Forms Panel To Recruit Subordinate Court Judges

Live Law  

The CJI-led bench said the committee would deal with issues like fixing the date on which The CJI-led bench said the committee would deal with issues like fixing the date on which Chief Justice J S Khehar today informed that the Supreme Court has set up a committee of judges to look into the issue of bringing uniformity in the …

SC Forms Panel To Recruit Subordinate Court Judges
8 years, 2 months ago

SC Forms Panel To Recruit Subordinate Court Judges

Live Law  

The CJI-led bench said the committee would deal with issues like fixing the date on which The CJI-led bench said the committee would deal with issues like fixing the date on which Chief Justice J S Khehar today informed that the Supreme Court has set up a committee of judges to look into the issue of bringing uniformity in the …

Parliamentary Standing Committee Invites Memoranda On Delay In Filling Judicial Vacancies
8 years, 4 months ago

Parliamentary Standing Committee Invites Memoranda On Delay In Filling Judicial Vacancies

Live Law  

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice has solicited memoranda on the delay in filling up of vacancies in the Supreme Court and the High Courts.“Around 42 percent of sanctioned posts in higher judiciary are lying vacant for quite some time now. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice has solicited memoranda on the …

Tribunals are parallel justice delivery mechanisms, lacks right people: Supreme Court
10 years, 8 months ago

Tribunals are parallel justice delivery mechanisms, lacks right people: Supreme Court

Live Law  

A Supreme Court Constitutional bench comprising of Chief Justice R.M. Appearing for the petitioners, senior counsel Arvind Datar said that the "obnoxious objective" of setting up tribunals was to create a parallel system outside the Constitutionally prescribed justice delivery system starting from the apex court, followed by High Court and then lower courts. As Article 323-A and Section 28 of …

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