Govt to scrap 8 appellate tribunals; NCLAT to take over COMPAT's duties

Seventeen Acts to be amended through Finance Bill

The government plans to dissolve eight appellate tribunals immediately while also making enabling provisions in 17 legislation to bring amendments through notifications. The eight tribunals are being dissolved through the Finance Bill, 2017.

Among those to go will be the Competition Appellate Tribunal, whose functions would be taken by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal. Similarly, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Appellate Tribunal and Cyber Appellate Tribunal would be replaced and their functions would be taken over by the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal.

The government has moved amendments to the Finance Bill in order to facilitate the changes. Further,