The Tribunals Reforms - Ordinance Summary - study of institutions

 



Prepared by

Academic Team of Complete Lawyer


This is in continuation of the study of institutions, the  The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021 brings about changes in the jurisdictions of some of the legal legal institutions and therefore the same are notified for reference

 The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021 was promulgated on April 4, 2021.  It dissolves certain existing appellate bodies and transfers their functions (such as adjudication of appeals) to other existing judicial bodies (see Table 1)  A Bill with similar provisions was introduced in Lok Sabha on February 13, 2021 and is currently pending.

Table 1 : Transfer of functions of key appellate bodies as proposed under the Ordinance

Acts

Appellate body

Proposed entity

The Cinematograph Act, 1952

Appellate Tribunal

High Court

The Trade Marks Act, 1999

Appellate Board

High Court

The Copyright Act, 1957

Appellate Board

Commercial Court or the Commercial Division of a High Court*

The Customs Act, 1962

Authority for Advance Rulings

High Court

The Patents Act, 1970

Appellate Board

High Court

The Airports Authority of India Act, 1994

Airport Appellate Tribunal

Central government, for disputes arising from the disposal of properties left on airport premises by unauthorised occupants.

High Court, for appeals against orders of an eviction officer.

The Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002

Airport Appellate Tribunal

Civil Court#

The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999

Appellate Board

High Court

Note: * Constituted under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015;

# Refers to a Civil Court of original jurisdiction in a district, and includes the High Court in exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction.

Sources: The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021; PRS.

 

 

Reference

https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-tribunals-reforms-rationalisation-and-conditions-of-service-ordinance-2021

 

 

 

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