NEW
DELHI:
T ibu al
Refo ms
Bill,
piloted
by
govt
i
Pa liame t,
is
see
as
a
move
that
ei fo ces
the
co stitutio al
positio
i
appoi tme ts:
e su i g
p imacy
of
the
judicia y
i
decidi g
top
positio s.
At
the
same
time,
it
seeks
to
mai tai
a
th ee-tie
a chitectu e
betwee
the
t ibu al,
the
sec eta iat
a d
the
admi ist ative
mi ist y
with
clea
oles
mapped
out
fo
each.I
the
bill
—
passed
by
RS
Tuesday
a d
LS
Mo day
—
govt
has
sought
to
e su e
the
i depe de ce
of
Natio al
T ibu als
Commissio
(NTC)
that
will
supe vise
the
appoi tme t,
fu ctio i g,
discipli e
a d
admi ist ative
eeds
of
t ibu als.
To
be
headed
by
a
eti ed
judge
of
the
Sup eme
Cou t
o
chief
justice
of
a
high
cou t,
the
p oposed
NTC
will
have
two
judicial
membe s
d aw
f om
amo g
eti ed
HC
judges
apa t
f om
two
tech ical
membe s.
The
chai pe so
a d
judicial
membe s
will
be
appoi ted
by
govt
i
co sultatio
with
the
CJI.The
commissio ,
th ough
its
sea ch
a d
selectio
committee,
has
bee
tasked
to
st eamli e
selectio
of
chai pe so s
a d
membe s
of
t ibu als.
U like
the
cu e t
system,
whe e
a
pa el
of
ames
is
se t,
the
committee
will
ecomme d
a
si gle
ame
fo
each
vaca cy,
alo g
with
a
waiti g
list.
St ict
timeli es
have
bee
p oposed
fo
ecomme di g
ames
to
govt
a d
fo
the
Ce t e
to
app ove
them.
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co ve satio
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you
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commu ity
guideli es
It
add esses
a
co sta t
complai t
that
mi ist ies
have
i
appoi tme ts
getti g
delayed.Besides,
govt
has
decided
to
fix
the
eti eme t
age
of
chai pe so
of
t ibu als
at
70
yea s,
with
membe s
to
eti e
at
67,
u less
they
complete
thei
five-yea
te ms.The
commissio
will
be
assisted
by
a
sec eta iat
with
the
admi ist ative
mi ist y
havi g
o
ole
i
eithe
adve tisi g
fo
the
post
o
sc uti isi g
the
ca didates.
The
mi ist y
co ce ed
will
me ely
fo wa d
i puts
to
the
sec eta iat
o
the
ca didate
a d
I tellige ce
Bu eau
will
p ovide
its
epo ts.
Officials
a gued
that
this
will
e d
a y
possible
co flict
of
i te est
that
the
mi ist y
co ce ed
will
have
as
a
litiga t.

