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Supreme Court Rebukes Centre Over Delays, Sets Monday Deadline in Tribunal Reforms Case

The confrontation follows a late bid for a Constitution Bench reference as the court weighs challenges to the 2021 law before the CJI’s looming retirement.

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Overview

  • The bench led by CJI B. R. Gavai called repeated adjournment requests “very unfair to the court” after the government sought more time citing the Attorney General’s arbitration.
  • The court asked senior advocate Arvind P. Datar to proceed for petitioners on Friday and fixed the Attorney General’s submissions for Monday, warning it will close the matter if he does not appear.
  • The Union’s late-night application to refer the case to a five-judge bench, filed after petitioners finished arguments, drew criticism from the bench as a potential delay tactic.
  • Attorney General R. Venkataramani explained his absence by citing leadership of a long-running Reliance-related arbitration and later apologized, assuring he will argue in person on Monday.
  • The petitions led by the Madras Bar Association challenge the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 for re-enacting struck‑down tenure and appointment provisions and abolishing appellate tribunals, arguing it undermines tribunal independence.