Supreme Court Directs Centre to Detail Tribunal Vacancies by September 25, Citing Access to Justice

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union government to place on record comprehensive data regarding vacancies across statutory tribunals, focusing particularly on operational hurdles in Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals across the country. Emphasizing that institutional vacancies directly threaten citizens’ access to justice, a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and [...]