Interim tribunal appointment framework approved, with selection process standardized and tenure and service conditions aligned to existing law.

An interim common framework for tribunal appointments was accepted for the Search-cum-Selection Committee, covering the selection of Chairpersons and Judicial, Administrative, Technical and Expert Members across tribunals. The suggested arrangement was approved with modification on service conditions and tenure, which were to align with the existing legal regime under the old Acts and Rules. The operative effect is that the interim selection process applies uniformly across tribunals while preserving the governing statutory position on tenure and service conditions.

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Issues: Whether an interim arrangement was warranted for the composition of the Search-cum-Selection Committee for tribunal appointments, and whether the suggestions placed before the Court regarding selection, tenure and service conditions for tribunal Chairpersons and Members should be accepted and applied across tribunals.

Analysis: The suggestions proposed an interim framework for the Search-cum-Selection Committee, appointment process, tenure, and service conditions. The Attorney General indicated no objection to the suggestions except for the provisions relating to service conditions and tenure, and proposed that those aspects be recast to follow the old Acts and Rules. The Court accepted the suggestions and directed that the arrangement be applied to selection of Chairpersons and Judicial, Administrative, Technical and Expert Members for all tribunals.

Conclusion: The interim suggestions were accepted, with the modified position on service conditions and tenure, and were directed to govern tribunal selections across tribunals.

Final Conclusion: The matter was disposed of by adopting an interim tribunal-selection framework applicable to all tribunals, while preserving the service-regime and tenure position under the existing legal framework.

Ratio Decidendi: Where an interim administrative arrangement is necessary for tribunal appointments, the Court may approve a common selection framework and align tenure and service conditions with the governing statutory regime.

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