The Supreme Court has taken strong note of the Centre’s application seeking a direction to refer to a larger bench the pleas challenging the provisions of the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021, saying that it did not expect this from the government at the fag end of the final hearing.

The 2021 Act abolishes certain appellate tribunals, including the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal, and amends various terms related to the appointment and tenure of judicial and other members of various tribunals.

A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Viond Chandran, which has already heard final arguments on behalf of petitioners, including lead petitioner Madras Bar Association, in the matter, was irked over the fact that the Centre now wanted

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