Revenue Bar Association vs. Union Of India

ITEM NO.11 COURT NO.3 SECTION PIL-W

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).1018/2021

MADRAS BAR ASSOCIATION Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ANR. Respondent(s) ([ONLY IA NO. 273380/2024 IN WP(C) NO. 1121/2023 IS LISTED UNDER THIS ITEM]) WITH W.P.(C) No. 1121/2023 (X) ([ONLY FOR APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS ON IA 273380/2024 IA No. 273380/2024 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS) Date : 06-01-2025 These petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR SINGH For Petitioner(s) Mr. Arvind P Datar, Sr. Adv. Mr. T. V. S. Raghavendra Sreyas, AOR Mr. Rahul Unnikrishnan, Adv. Mr. Naveen Hegde, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Vasudev, Adv. Ms. Gayatri Gulati, Adv. Mr. Vikas Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ahanthem Henry, Adv. Mr. Ahanthem Rohen Singh, Adv. Mr. Mohan Singh, Adv. Mr. Aniket Rajput, Adv. Ms. Khoisnam Nirmala Devi, Adv. Mr. Kumar Mihir, AOR For Respondent(s) Mr. R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR Mr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Adv. Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv. Mr. Chitvan Singhal, Adv. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Adv. Ms. Ameya Vikrama Thanvi, Adv. Mr. Kartikay Aggarwal, Adv. Digitally signed by SATISH KUMAR YADAV Date: 2025.01.08 19:20:33 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified

Mr. R Venkatramani, Attorney General for India

Mr. K M Natraj, A.S.G. Mr. Vikramjit Bannerjee, A.S.G. Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv. Mr. Shashank Bajpai, Adv. Ms. Sonali Jain, Adv. Mr. Kartikay Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Adv. Mr. Chitvan Singhal, Adv. Ms. Ameyvikrama Thanvi, Adv. Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Sangal, AOR Ms. Richa Mishra, Adv. Ms. Neelam Sharma , AOR Mr. Sandeep Kumar Jha, AOR Mr. Bhagabati Prasad Padhy, AOR Ms. Radhika Gautam, AOR Mr. Archit Upadhayay, AOR Ms. Garima Bajaj, AOR Mr. Agnish Aditya, Adv. Mr. Kartik Seth, Adv. Ms. Maithili Moondra, Adv. Mr. Raghav Sharma, Adv. Ms. Kriti Taneja, Adv. Mr. Pratiush Vishwanath, Adv. Mr. Saurabh Chaturvedi, Adv. Mr. Chiranjeev Sharma, Adv. Ms. Supriya Udey, Adv. For M/S. Chambers Of Kartik Seth, AOR Ms. Sakshi Kakkar, AOR Mr. Shakti Singh, Adv. Mr. Jasmeet Singh, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

1. One of the issues in these matters pertains to appointment of Judicial/Technical/Accountants/Administrative Members in various Tribunals established under the provisions of the Constitution and/or different statutes.

2. We have impressed upon learned Attorney General for India to furnish the current status and stages of the ongoing selection process of all the Tribunals.

3. We have also suggested Shri Vikas Singh, learned Senior Counsel, and other members of the Bar, to give their valuable suggestions for improving the working conditions of the Tribunals, including the possibility of constituting the Circuit Benches, so as to provide easy access to justice to the litigants. Let such details and suggestions be furnished within four weeks to learned Attorney General for India.

4. Learned Additional Solicitor General of India will collate the information that may be gathered.

5. Post these matters for hearing on 03.03.2025.

(SATISH KUMAR YADAV) (PREETHI T.C.)

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