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SC seeks Centre's view on bringing all tribunals under one umbrella

The Supreme Court has sought the Centre's view within two weeks on bringing all the quasi-judicial bodies under one central umbrella body to ensure efficient functioning and streamlining the working of tribunals.<br />''<br />''A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, yesterday said it is tentatively of the view that directions given by the apex court in its two verdicts of 1997 and 2010 for bringing all the tribunals of the country under one nodal agency should have been implemented long back.<br />''<br />''The bench, which dealt with vacancies in tribunals, said recommendation of the search-cum-selection committee for the appointment of members in National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal should be immediately implemented within two weeks.<br />''<br />''<br />''The bench said, once all the information with regard to appointments of members of the tribunal and the Centre's view is made available, it would pass appropriate orders.<br />''<br />''The bench was hearing a petition filed by Madras Bar Association in 2012, which sought orders to the Centre for implementing the directions given in its two verdicts in 1997 and 2010.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">They had ordered the Union Ministry of Law and Justice to take over the administration of all tribunals created by Parliament and streamline their functioning.</span><br />

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