17 SEPTEMBER 2021
CENTRE NOTIFIES NEW RULES FOR APPOINTMENT TO 14 TRIBUNALS
- The new criteria and the appointment pertains to key tribunals like the NCLAT, TDSAT, Armed Forces Tribunal, National Green Tribunal and more.
- For most of the tribunals the minimum requirement for a Chairperson is to be a person amongst sitting and retired judges of the High Courts or the Supreme Court.
- Apart from the details of the salaries and allowances of the chairpersons and its members, the rules also lay down a mechanism for the complaints alleging any definite charge of misbehavior or incapacity to perform the functions of the office in respect of a Chairperson or Member.