Tribunals Reforms Bill 2026 Passed to Create National Tribunals Commission

Exam-focused facts from the 11 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Lok Sabha passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, without a debate amid Opposition protests.
The bill proposes the creation of a National Tribunals Commission headquartered in New Delhi.
The proposed commission will have five members including a chairperson, two judicial members and two technical members.
A retired Supreme Court judge or retired chief justice of a high court will be eligible to head the commission.
The bill seeks to bring uniformity to the qualifications, appointment process and service conditions of tribunal chairpersons and members.
The bill will repeal the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021.
The bill was introduced by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.