Centre introduces bill in Lok Sabha to abolish five tribunals
Centre introduces bill in Lok Sabha to abolish five tribunals
The government proposes to wind up five tribunals, including Airport Appellate Tribunal, Authority for Advance Rulings and Intellectual Property Appellate Board.
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UPDATED: February 14, 2021 07:12 IST
The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur on Wednesday. (PTI)
Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur on Wednesday introduced a bill in Lok Sabha to abolish some tribunals where public at large is not litigant. The bill proposes to provide a mechanism for filing an appeal directly to the commercial court or the High Court, as the case may be , instead of the tribunals.
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