Supreme Court seeks Centre’s view on bringing all tribunals under one Umbrella

Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s view to bring all the quasi-judicial bodies under one central umbrella body to ensure efficient functioning and streamlining the working of tribunals within 2 weeks. The five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan ..

Injeti Srinivas heads committee on review of penal provisions of Company Act 2013

The committee, chaired by Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas, has recently submitted final report on review of penal provisions of Company Act 2013 to the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley. The Committee recommended that the existing ..

Justice Manjula Chellur appointed as new chairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity

Justice Manjula Chellur has been appointed the new chairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (ATE), which is under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Power. Prior to this, she was Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. The tribunal has been established ..

Adarsh Kumar Goel appointed as new chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT)

Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who retired from the Supreme Court on 7th July 2018, has been appointed the new chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). His tenure as NGT Chairperson has been specified as being for a period of ..

Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal

TDSAT (Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal) was set up in May 2000 by the government of India. The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal was set up so that it can adjudicate over disputes that arise in the telecommunication sector.  ..

Jawad Rahim appointed as new acting chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT)

The Supreme Court has appointed Justice Jawad Rahim as the new acting chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The new acting chairperson will discharge his duties until a regular appointment is made and will take part in selection process ..

The Union Government constitutes tribunal to solve Mahanadi Water dispute between Odisha & Chhattisgarh

The Union Government has constituted a 3-member Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal to adjudicate the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over sharing the river’s water. Supreme Court Judge AM Khanwilkar will be the Chairman of the tribunal, with Justice Ravi Ranjan ..

B Rajendran appointed as Chairman of REAT for Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

B Rajendran, the former Madras High Court judge, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) for Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The monthly salary of the chairperson would ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020