insc-2025-1330 — Madras Bar Association vs Union Of India

Practice Areas

Act replaces references to the earlier framework under Part XIV of Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2017 Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 Central Government under the nominated by the Chief Justice Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Companies Act, 2013 Constitution of India Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 Copyright Act, 1957 Debt Recovery Institutions Act, 1993 Finance Act Finance Act, 2017 Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 He further noted that such an age condition was neither incorporated in the provisions of the Finance Act, 2017 Impugned Act Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Ordinance amended the Finance Act, 2017 Ordinance to the Trade Marks Act, 1999 Patents Act, 1970 Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 Rules framed under the Finance Act, 2017 Second Amendment Act, 1976 Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 Selection Committee was completed before the commencement of the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 Trade Marks Act, 1999 Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 Tribunal Reforms Ordinance Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 validity of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021

Judges (2)

Augustine George Masih Coram B.R. Gavai Delivered

Parties (2)

Madras Bar Association Petitioner Union of India Respondent

Summary

Madras Bar Association's petition concerning the functioning of tribunals and judicial appointments. The Supreme Court issued directions regarding tribunal governance and administration.

What was the outcome of Madras Bar Association vs Union Of India?

Madras Bar Association's petition concerning the functioning of tribunals and judicial appointments. The Supreme Court issued directions regarding tribunal governance and administration.

Statutes Cited

Act replaces references to the earlier framework under Part XIV of Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2017

Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985

Central Government under the nominated by the Chief Justice Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Companies Act, 2013

Constitution of India

Art 14 Art 145(3) Art 236 Art 309 Art 311 Art 368

Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002

Copyright Act, 1957

Debt Recovery Institutions Act, 1993

Finance Act

s 184

Finance Act, 2017

s 184

Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999

He further noted that such an age condition was neither incorporated in the provisions of the Finance Act, 2017

Impugned Act

s 33 s 4 s 5 s 6 s 7

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Ordinance amended the Finance Act, 2017

Ordinance to the Trade Marks Act, 1999

Patents Act, 1970

Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987

Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993

Rules framed under the Finance Act, 2017

Second Amendment Act, 1976

Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992

Selection Committee was completed before the commencement of the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021

Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997

Trade Marks Act, 1999

Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021

Tribunal Reforms Ordinance Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021

validity of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021

Cases Cited (32)

IN (32)

(1962) 2 SCR 339 (1973) 4 SCC 225 (1977) 3 SCC 592 (1980) 3 SCC 625 (1987) 1 SCC 124 (1993) 4 SCC 119 (1995) 2 SCC 728 (1995) 6 SCC 16 (1997) 3 SCC 261 (1998) 2 SCC 688 (2004) 12 SCC 588 (2006) 8 SCC 212 (2006) 8 SCC 381 (2010) 11 SCC 1 (2011) 1 SCC (Civ) 106 (2011) 1 SCC 252 (2014) 10 SCC 1 (2014) 8 SCC 883 (2015) 5 SCC 808 (2015) 8 SCC 583 (2017) 10 SCC 1 (2018) 7 SCC 1 (2020) 6 SCC 1 (2021) 7 SCC 369 (2022) 12 SCC 455 1964 SCC OnLine SC 21 2020 SCC OnLine SC 1124 2023 INSC 810 2023 SCC OnLine SC 813 2025 INSC 1330 AIR 1961 SC 1669 AIR 1967 SC 1301

Cited By (1)

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Madras Bar Association vs Union Of India