Mergers of National Tribunals

A large number of tribunals are functioning under the administrative charge of various Ministries/ Departments of India. Keeping in view the possibility that some of the tribunals can be converged/merged to avoid overlapping/identical functions being discharged by them, the Government is exploring the possibility of merging these tribunals. Accordingly, the Ministries/Departments which are administratively concerned with these tribunals have been requested to furnish information on the functioning of these tribunals and possibility to merge the functions of the tribunals with some other tribunals.

This information was given by Union Minister of Law and Justice Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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