Section 4
The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2021 which seeks to replace the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021 (Ord. 2 of 2021), inter alia provides for—
4. The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2021 which seeks to replace the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021 (Ord. 2 of 2021), inter alia provides for—
(i) uniform terms and conditions of service for Chairperson and Members of various tribunals, including the following, namely:—
(a) Search-cum-Selection Committee for tribunals other than State Administrative Tribunals to be headed by the Chief Justice of India or a Judge nominated by him;
(b) Search-cum-Selection Committee for the State Administrative Tribunal to be headed by the Chief Justice of the High Court of the concerned State;
(c) recommendation of a panel of two names by the Search-cum-Selection Committee and such recommendation to be considered by the Government preferably within three months;
(d) removal of Chairperson and Members on the recommendation of Search-cum-Selection Committee;
(e) the Chairperson and Member of a Tribunal to hold office for a term of four years;
(f) age of retirement to be seventy years for Chairperson and sixty-seven years for a Member;
(g) the Chairperson and Member of a Tribunal shall be eligible for reappointment.
(ii) abolition of tribunals or authorities under various Acts by amending the Cinematograph Act, 1952, the Copyrights, Act, 1957, the Customs Act, 1962, the Patents Act, 1970, the Airport Authority
of India Act, 1994, the Trade Marks Act, 1999, the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001, the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002;
(iii) transfer of all cases pending before such tribunals or authorities to the Commercial Court or the High Court, as the case may be, on the appointed date;
(iv) omission of section 183, section 184 and the Eighth Schedule to the Finance Act, 2017;
(v) Chairman and Members of the tribunal so abolished shall cease to hold office, and they shall be entitled to claim compensation not exceeding three months' pay and allowances for the premature termination of term of their office or of any contract of service.
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