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Business Standard
25-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
CII bats for central oversight body to reform India's tribunal system
Establishing a centralised oversight institution for tribunals would significantly enhance India's justice delivery system, making it more responsive and efficient, industry body CII said on Sunday. This move would also boost regulatory credibility, improve ease of doing business, and increase investor confidence, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) added. To provide legislative backing to this exercise, suitable amendments may be introduced in the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, defining the mandate, structure, scope, and responsibilities, according to CII. Such a central body could undertake functions like performance monitoring, data tracking, coordination with the Search-Cum-Selection Committees, capacity building, and independent grievance redressal, it suggested. The industry lobby argued that the administrative control of tribunals is currently fragmented across various ministries and departments, leading to a lack of standardisation and functional inconsistencies. Enhancing the efficiency of tribunals is critical for unlocking substantial fiscal resources tied up in disputes and improving the overall ease of doing business. For instance, as of December 31, 2024, Rs 6.7 trillion was pending resolution at the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) alone, which constituted nearly 57 per cent of all ligated direct taxes amount in the country, it noted. Such a high figure highlights the magnitude of matters being adjudicated by tribunals, and the far-reaching implications on investment climate and economic growth, the industry body said. "While the government has sought to address challenges through the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021, constraints such as persistent vacancies, delayed appointments, inadequate infrastructure, lack of performance monitoring, and ineffective grievance redressal mechanism continue to undermine tribunals' effectiveness and efficiency," it noted. Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies designed to adjudicate domain-specific disputes in areas like taxation, company law, environmental regulation and public service matters, among others. Originally envisioned as a complement to the conventional court system, tribunals aim to ease the burden on the judiciary while enabling faster, expert-led adjudication in technically complex matters. Today, over 16 central tribunals operate under different ministries across key sectors of the economy. These bodies directly impact the rule of law, economic governance, and ease of doing business. For example, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) plays a pivotal role in the implementation of the Companies Act, 2013, and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, central to corporate debt resolution, investor confidence, and financial stability. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Establish centralised oversight mechanism for tribunals: CII
New Delhi: Establishing a centralised oversight institution for tribunals would significantly enhance India's justice delivery system , making it more responsive and efficient, industry body CII said on Sunday. This move would also boost regulatory credibility, improve ease of doing business , and increase investor confidence, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) added. To provide legislative backing to this exercise, suitable amendments may be introduced in the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, defining the mandate, structure, scope, and responsibilities, according to CII. Such a central body could undertake functions like performance monitoring, data tracking, coordination with the Search-Cum-Selection Committees, capacity building, and independent grievance redressal, it suggested. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trekking pants for mountain sports and adventure travel Trek Kit India Shop Now Undo The industry lobby argued that the administrative control of tribunals is currently fragmented across various ministries and departments, leading to a lack of standardisation and functional inconsistencies. Enhancing the efficiency of tribunals is critical for unlocking substantial fiscal resources tied up in disputes and improving the overall ease of doing business. Live Events For instance, as of December 31, 2024, Rs 6.7 trillion was pending resolution at the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) alone, which constituted nearly 57 per cent of all ligated direct taxes amount in the country, it noted. Such a high figure highlights the magnitude of matters being adjudicated by tribunals, and the far-reaching implications on investment climate and economic growth, the industry body said. "While the government has sought to address challenges through the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021, constraints such as persistent vacancies, delayed appointments, inadequate infrastructure, lack of performance monitoring, and ineffective grievance redressal mechanism continue to undermine tribunals' effectiveness and efficiency," it noted. Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies designed to adjudicate domain-specific disputes in areas like taxation, company law, environmental regulation and public service matters, among others. Originally envisioned as a complement to the conventional court system, tribunals aim to ease the burden on the judiciary while enabling faster, expert-led adjudication in technically complex matters. Today, over 16 central tribunals operate under different ministries across key sectors of the economy. These bodies directly impact the rule of law, economic governance, and ease of doing business. For example, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) plays a pivotal role in the implementation of the Companies Act, 2013, and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, central to corporate debt resolution, investor confidence, and financial stability.
India Gazette
25-05-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Establish a centralised oversight machanism for tribunals: CII
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Establishing a centralised oversight institution for tribunals would be a transformational step towards making India's justice delivery system more responsive, efficient, and future-ready, directly contributing to boosting regulatory credibility, improving ease of doing business and enhancing investors' confidence, said industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Even though tribunals have traditionally been playing a pivotal role in adjudicating a significantly large volume of cases in certain critical areas such as labour, environment, and taxes, they are yet to have a centralised oversight mechanism that will ensure uniformity, policy coherence, and improvement in their overall performance, said the industry body. In a research note CII has made a strong case for establishing such an oversight mechanism on a priority basis. CII added that to provide legislative backing to this exercise, suitable amendments may be introduced in the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, defining the mandate, structure, scope, and responsibilities. Such a central body could undertake functions like performance monitoring, data tracking, coordination with the Search-Cum-Selection Committees, capacity building, and independent grievance redressal. CII said that the administrative control of tribunals is currently fragmented across various ministries and departments, leading to a lack of standardisation and functional inconsistencies. A key concern for tribunals is the absence of real-time performance statistics, which limits the scope for undertaking evidence-based reforms. In contrast, such statistics are readily available for the entire court system of the country on the 'National Judicial Data Grid', maintained by the e-committee of the Supreme Court. Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies designed to adjudicate domain-specific disputes in areas like taxation, company law, environmental regulation and public service matters, among others. Originally envisioned as a complement to the conventional court system, tribunals aim to ease the burden on the judiciary while enabling faster, expert-led adjudication in technically complex matters. Today, over 16 central tribunals operate under different ministries across key sectors of the economy. These bodies directly impact the rule of law, economic governance, and ease of doing business. For example, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) plays a pivotal role in the implementation of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, which are central to corporate debt resolution, investor confidence, and financial stability, the CII added. According to the industry body, enhancing the efficiency of tribunals is critical for unlocking substantial fiscal resources tied up in disputes and improving the overall ease of doing business. For instance, as of 31st December 2024, Rs 6.7 trillion was pending resolution at the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) alone, which constituted nearly 57 per cent of all litigated direct tax amounts in the country. Such a high figure highlights the magnitude of matters being adjudicated by tribunals and the far-reaching implications on investment climate and economic growth, stressed CII. The industry body said that while the government has sought to address challenges through the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021, constraints such as persistent vacancies, delayed appointments, inadequate infrastructure, lack of performance monitoring, and ineffective grievance redressal mechanisms continue to undermine tribunals' effectiveness and efficiency. Reinforcing its point, CII has quoted several Supreme Court judgements and expert recommendations, including the 272nd Report of the Law Commission of India (2017), all of which advocate for the creation of a centralised oversight mechanism for tribunals. This idea was first mooted by the Supreme Court, as early as 1997, in the matter of L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India, wherein it was stated that one of the primary reasons for the inefficiency of tribunals was the absence of a dedicated supervisory authority. Accordingly, the court observed that such a body could be set up under the aegis of the Ministry of Law and Justice until a wholly independent agency was established. In subsequent judgements, the Supreme Court again stressed the need for establishing a centralised mechanism, even directing the Union of India to set up a National Tribunals Commission at the earliest in Madras Bar Association v. Union of India (2020). (ANI)
