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Tribunal reform is now a 2021 Act story.
Reform line
- Part XIV-A added by the 42nd Amendment; L. Chandra Kumar 1997 upheld judicial review.
- Tribunal Reforms Act 2021: abolished several tribunals, merged others; Madras Bar Association line fixed tenure conditions.
- Search-cum-selection committee composition challenges decided by the Supreme Court.
Survivors and their roles
- NCLT-NCLAT under IBC; SAT for securities; TDSAT for telecom; CAT 1985 for service matters.
- AFT retained for armed forces disputes; NGT 2010 with five zonal benches.
Quasi-judicial spread
- CIC/SICs; NHRC and state human rights commissions; consumer commissions at three tiers.
Revise in 30 seconds
- Part XIV-A: 42nd Amendment.
- 2021 Act: tribunals rationalised.
- Madras Bar line: tenure conditions fixed.
- NGT zones: Pune, Bhopal, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi.
Quick revision
- Part XIV-A added by the 42nd Amendment; L. Chandra Kumar 1997 upheld judicial review.
- Tribunal Reforms Act 2021: abolished several tribunals, merged others; Madras Bar Association line fixed tenure conditions.
- Search-cum-selection committee composition challenges decided by the Supreme Court.
- NCLT-NCLAT under IBC; SAT for securities; TDSAT for telecom; CAT 1985 for service matters.
- AFT retained for armed forces disputes; NGT 2010 with five zonal benches.
- CIC/SICs; NHRC and state human rights commissions; consumer commissions at three tiers.