New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) A repository of cases pertaining to 16 tribunals and appellate bodies will be created under a new law aimed at bringing uniformity in appointments to various such panels.
The Tribunals Reforms Bill, which was passed by Parliament recently and will come into force on a day to be decided by the government, provides for a National Tribunals Data Grid.
The bill defines the grid as a portal containing the repository of all case-related information pertaining to tribunals covered by its First Schedule.
The First Schedule names 16 tribunals and appellate tribunals. The proposed grid is intended as a centralised information repository of cases before these bodies.
The National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), functioning on similar lines, is a comprehensive, near-real-time online database tracking orders, judgments, and case details across all tiers of the Indian judiciary. It is managed by the e-Committee of the Supreme Court.
According to estimates based on parliamentary replies, more than 5.24 lakh cases are currently pending before various tribunals.
These quasi-judicial bodies were originally set up to provide swift justice and reduce the burden on the judiciary. However, pendency before these bodies has increased significantly over the decades. PTI NAB RHL RHL
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