Govt notifies tribunals reforms bill through ordinance
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Last Updated: Apr 05, 2021, 03:34 PM IST
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In the Cinematograph Act, the appellate body will now be the High Court instead of the tribunal, while in the Copyright Act, commercial court or the commercial division of the High Court has been made the appellate body instead of appellate Board. Similarly, the High Court will replace the Board in the Patents Act and Trade Marks Act.
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Bill brings into effect dissolution of several appellate bodies and transferring their functions to judicial bodies.
The government Monday enacted the law on tribunal reforms bringing into effect dissolution of several appellate bodies and transferring their functions to judicial bodies.
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A new draft bill from India’s Union Finance Minister proposes the closure of the country s Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB).
As first reported by SpicyIP, The Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Bill 2021, proposed by Nirmala Sitharaman and printed on February 12, suggests the abolition of the board and the transfer of its responsibilities to the commercial and high courts.
“With a view to streamline tribunals, the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 is proposed to be enacted to abolish certain tribunals and authorities and to provide a mechanism for filing appeals directly to the commercial court or the High Court, as the case may be,” the bill reads.