The Supreme Court yesterday, while hearing the challenge to the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 , was informed of the issue of appointments to the tribunals being made from the wait list candidates over those in the merit list.

The Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran was hearing the Madras Bar Association case concerning the validity of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021.

Sr Advocate Arvind Datar , appearing for the petitioners, mainly expanded upon his previous arguments that the impugned Act's provisions were contrary to the previous judgments of the Court. He flagged the following provisions - (1) minimum age requirement of 50 years to be Tribunal members; (2) search-cum selection committee mandating the recommendation of two persons for t

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