On Tuesday, the Rajya Sabha passed a significant bill aimed at establishing a National Tribunal Commission. This commission will be responsible for selecting chairpersons and members for various tribunals across India. The move is seen as a step towards streamlining the appointment process and enhancing the efficiency of the judicial system.
Replying to the debate on the Bill, Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said tribunals play a complementary role to ensure speedy justice.
“Setting up of the National Tribunal Commission is the core of this Bill. It will have two judicial members and two technical members and will be headed by a former Supreme Court judge or a former chief justice of a High Court. Under the Narendra Modi government, rationalisation of Tribunals started in 2016. The government later brought the Tribunal Reforms Act in 2021.
Replying to the debate on the Bill, Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said tribunals play a complementary role to ensure speedy justice. The NTC will make appointments in the commission to make it transparent, independent and merit-based,” said the minister. This Bill will ensure ease of justice and ease of doing business and is an important milestone in adopting global best practices that will strengthen legal and institutional architecture and will ensure proper justice, Meghwal said.
