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Supreme Court strikes down amended Finance Act rules

On 13 Nov, the Supreme Court struck down rules in the amended Finance Act 2017 on tribunals and directed the government to reformulate fresh norms with respect to appointment of tribunal members.  The apex court directed that appointment in tribunals should be in accordance with respective statutes. The apex court’s decision was based on a ..

Topics: Government • Judiciaries of the United Kingdom • Law • Money bill • Public law • R (UNISON) v Lord Chancellor • Tribunal

Foreigners’ Tribunals are likely to be functional from October 1 in Assam

The 200 new Foreigners Tribunals are expected to be functional from October 1 as the government has cleared the decks by appointing  221 practising lawyers and retired civil servants and judicial officers as members of the tribunals. Why the move has assumed significance? Assam had 100 such tribunals. The backlog of over two lakh cases ..

Topics: D voter • Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act • Indian nationality law • Law • Law by country • Law in India • R (UNISON) v Lord Chancellor • The Foreigners Act • Tribunal