In the matter related to vacant posts in tribunals across the country, the Central Government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that a new bill is in the final stages of drafting. A new tribunal reform bill can be introduced in the monsoon session of Parliament. Attorney General R Venkataramani gave information in the bench of CJI Surya Kant. Earlier, the Supreme Court had asked the Central Government to prepare a uniform proposal on the functioning of tribunals across the country. Emphasizing that these bodies cannot be allowed to become inactive.
Supreme Court Had said that the provisions which were earlier repealed by the Supreme Court have been re-implemented by the Central Government with minor changes. Then the Supreme Court had directed the Central Government to constitute a National Tribunal Commission within four months.
However, Justice Bagchi said that the bill was not on the agenda of the monsoon session. In response, the AG said, “We will try.” CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi The court had earlier asked the central government to make a uniform proposal on the functioning of tribunals across the country, and stressed that these institutions cannot be allowed to be closed down.
Centre’s assurance in Supreme Court
In November 2025, a bench of then CJI BR Gavai and Justice Vinod Chandran had struck down the rules relating to appointment and tenure of tribunal members of the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021, for violating its earlier judgments on the issue.
The Supreme Court had said that the rules which were earlier canceled by the Supreme Court were reintroduced by the Central Government with slight changes. The court had then directed the Central Government to form a National Tribunal Commission within four months.
Preparation for major changes in the functioning of tribunals
The Court had said, “The creation of such a Commission is an essential structural safeguard designed to ensure independence, transparency and uniformity in the appointment, administration and functioning of tribunals across the country. The Court’s repeated emphasis on this body shows that the Court recognizes that small reforms cannot correct the shortcomings of the system that have persisted for decades.”
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