Order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India concerning vacancies in Tribunals – IPAB

In a reference to the larger Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 267/2012 on the question of the administration of Tribunals in India, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that –

“The second prayer made in the writ petition has also been considered by us and in this regard we have taken note of compilation placed before the Court by the learned Attorney General, which would go to show the present vacancy position in different Tribunals, which is one of the issues that we would attempt to resolve. From the compilation of the learned Attorney General, it appears that the Central Administrative Tribunal, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board, the Armed Forces Tribunal, the National Green Tribunal and the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal would require immediate attention. While every endeavour would be made by the nominee of the Chief Justice who heads the Selection Committee before whom the issue of recommendations may have been pending to expedite the same, …..”

The Order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated March 27, 2019 is attached herewith and can be accessed from the link

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Thus, in view of the aforesaid, it appears that the process to fill in the vacancies at the IPAB has gained steam.

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