Overview
- Chief Justice BR Gavai called the latest adjournment request "very unfair to the Court" after the Centre cited the Attorney General’s international arbitration.
- The petitions by the Madras Bar Association contest the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, alleging it reintroduces tenure, age and selection provisions earlier struck down for undermining tribunal independence.
- The court will hear senior advocate Arvind Datar for the petitioners on Friday before taking the government’s arguments on Monday.
- A late application by the Union seeks referral to a Constitution Bench, which the bench said it will consider only if it independently finds merit.
- Noting the Chief Justice’s November 23 retirement, the bench questioned perceived delaying tactics and said it kept time free to draft a judgment over the weekend.