The Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026

THE FIRST SCHEDULE

[See section 2(l)]

Sl. No. Tribunal/Appellate Tribunal/Authority Enactments

(1) (2) (3)

1.  Customs, Excise and Service Tax

Appellate Tribunal

The Customs Act, 1962

(52 of 1962)

2.  Appellate Tribunal The Smugglers and Foreign

Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of

Property) Act, 1976 (13 of 1976)

3.  Central Administrative Tribunal The Administrative Tribunals Act,

1985 (13 of 1985)

4.  State Administrative Tribunals The Administrative Tribunals Act,

1985 (13 of 1985)

5.  Railway Claims Tribunal The Railway Claims Tribunal Act,

1987 (54 of 1987)

6.  Securities Appellate Tribunal The Securities and Exchange

Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992)

7.  Debts Recovery Tribunal The Recovery of Debts and

Bankruptcy Act, 1993 (51 of 1993)

8.  Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal The Recovery of Debts and

Bankruptcy Act, 1993 (51 of 1993)

9.  Telecom Disputes Settlement and

Appellate Tribunal

The Telecom Regulatory Authority

of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997)

10.  Appellate Tribunal for Electricity The Electricity Act, 2003

(36 of 2003)

11.  Armed Forces Tribunal The Armed Forces Tribunal Act,

2007 (55 of 2007)

12.  National Green Tribunal The National Green Tribunal Act,

2010 (19 of 2010)

13.  National Company Law Appellate

Tribunal

The Companies Act, 2013

(18 of 2013)

14.  National Consumer Disputes

Redressal Commission

The Consumer Protection Act,

2019 (35 of 2019)

15.  Industrial Tribunal constituted by the

Central Government

The Industrial Relations Code,

2020 (35 of 2020)

16.  Income-tax Appellate Tribunal The Income-tax Act, 2025

(30 of 2025).

THE SECOND SCHEDULE

(See section 18)

Amendments to certain enactments

Marginal headings

Marginal headings

(1) (2)

1. In section 129 of the Customs Act, 1962, for sub-

section (7), the following sub-section shall be substituted,

namely:––

 “(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in this

Act, the qualifications, manner of selection,

appointment, salaries and allowances, resignation,

removal and other conditions of service and eligibility

for reappointment of a President, Vice-President and

other Members of the Appellate Tribunal under this

Act shall be governed by the provisions of the

Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026.”.

Amendment of Act 52 of 1962.

2. For section 12A of the Smugglers and Foreign

Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act,

1976, the following section shall be substituted, namely:–

–

“12A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this

Act, the qualifications, manner of selection,

appointment, salaries and allowances, resignation,

removal and other conditions of service and eligibility

for reappointment of a Chairperson and Members of

the Appellate Tribunal under this Act shall be

governed by the provisions of the Tribunals Reforms

Act, 2026.”.

Amendment of Act 13 of 1976.

Selection, qualifications, conditions of

service, allowances, etc.

3. For section 10B of the Administrative Tribunals

Act, 1985, the following section shall be substituted,

namely:—

 “10B. Notwithstanding anything contained in this

Act, the qualifications, manner of selection,

appointment, salaries and allowances, resignation,

removal and other conditions of service and eligibility

for reappointment of a Chairman and Members of the

Tribunal under this Act shall be governed by the

provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026.”.

Amendment of Act 13 of 1985.

Selection, qualifications, conditions of

service, allowances, etc.

4. For section 9A of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act,

1987, the following section shall be substituted,

namely:—

“9A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this

Act, the qualifications, manner of selection,

appointment, salaries and allowances, resignation,

removal and other conditions of service and eligibility

for reappointment of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman and

other Members of the Tribunal under this Act shall be

governed by the provisions of the Tribunals Reforms

Act, 2026.”.

Amendment of Act 54 of 1987.

Selection, qualifications, conditions of

service, allowances, etc.

(1) (2)

5. For section 15QA of the Securities and

Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, the following

section shall be substituted, namely:––

“15QA. Notwithstanding anything

contained in this Act, the qualifications, manner

of selection, appointment, salaries and

allowances, resignation, removal and other

conditions of service and eligibility for

reappointment of a Presiding Officer and

Members of the Securities Appellate Tribunal

under this Act shall be governed by the

provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026.”.

Amendment of Act 15 of 1992.

Selection, qualifications, conditions

of service, allowances, etc.

6. In the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act,

1993,—

(a) for section 6A, the following section shall be

substituted, namely:––

 “6A. Notwithstanding anything contained

in this Act, the qualifications, manner of

selection, appointment, salaries and allowances,

resignation, removal and other conditions of

service and eligibility for reappointment of a

Presiding Officer of the Tribunal under this Act

shall be governed by the provisions of the

Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026.”;

(b) for section 15A, the following section

shall be substituted, namely:––

“15A. Notwithstanding anything contained

in this Act, the qualifications, manner of

selection, appointment, salaries and allowances,

resignation, removal and other conditions of

service and eligibility for reappointment of a

Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal under this

Act shall be governed by the provisions of the

Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026.”.

Amendment of Act 51 of 1993.

Selection, qualifications, conditions

of service, allowances, etc.

Selection, qualifications, conditions

of service, allowances, etc.

7. For section 14GA of the Telecom Regulatory

Authority of India Act, 1997, the following section

shall be substituted, namely:––

“14GA. Notwithstanding anything contained

in this Act, the qualifications, manner of

selection, appointment, salaries and allowances,

resignation, removal and other conditions of

service and eligibility for reappointment of a

Chairperson and Members of the Appellate

Tribunal under this Act shall be governed by the

provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026.”.

Amendment of Act 24 of 1997.

Selection, qualifications, conditions

of service, allowances, etc.

(1) (2)

8. For section 117A of the Electricity Act, 2003,

the following section shall be substituted,

namely:.—

“117A. Notwithstanding anything contained

in this Act, the qualifications, manner of

selection, appointment, salaries and allowances,

resignation, removal and other conditions of

service and eligibility for reappointment of a

Chairperson and Members of the Appellate

Tribunal under this Act shall be governed by the

provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026.”.

Amendment of Act 36 of 2003.

 Selection, qualifications, conditions

of service, allowances, etc.

9. For section 9A of the Armed Forces Tribunal

Act, 2007, the following section shall be substituted,

namely:––

 “9A. Notwithstanding anything contained in

this Act, the qualifications, manner of selection,

appointment, salaries and allowances,

resignation, removal and other conditions of

service and eligibility for reappointment of a

Chairperson and Members of the Tribunal under

this Act shall be governed by the provisions of

the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026.”.

Amendment of Act 55 of 2007.

Selection, qualifications, conditions

of service, allowances, etc.

10. For section 10A of the National Green

Tribunal Act, 2010, the following section shall be

substituted, namely:––

“10A. Notwithstanding anything contained in

this Act, the qualifications, manner of selection,

appointment, salaries and allowances,

resignation, removal and other conditions of

service and eligibility for reappointment of a

Chairperson, Judicial Member and Expert

Member of the Tribunal under this Act shall be

governed by the provisions of the Tribunals

Reforms Act, 2026.”.

Amendment of Act 19 of 2010.

Selection, qualifications, conditions

of service, allowances, etc.

11. For section 417A of the Companies Act,

2013, the following section shall be substituted,

namely:––

“417A. Notwithstanding anything contained

in this Act, the qualifications, manner of

selection, appointment, salaries and allowances,

resignation, removal and other conditions of

service and eligibility for reappointment of a

Chairperson and Members of the Appellate

Tribunal under this Act shall be governed by the

provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026.”.

Amendment of Act 18 of 2013.

Selection, qualifications, conditions

of service, allowances, etc.

(1) (2)

12. In section 55 of the Consumer Protection Act,

2019, for sub-section (1A), the following sub-section

shall be substituted, namely:—

“(1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in this

Act, the qualifications, manner of selection,

appointment, salaries and allowances, resignation,

removal and other conditions of service and eligibility

for reappointment of a President and members of the

National Commission under this Act shall be governed

by the provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act,

2026.”.

Amendment of Act 35 of 2019.

13. In the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, in

section 44,—

(a) for sub-section (4), the following sub-section

shall be substituted, namely:—

“(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this

Act, the qualifications, manner of selection,

appointment, salaries and allowances, resignation,

removal and other conditions of service and

eligibility for reappointment of Judicial Member

and Administrative Member of an Industrial

Tribunal under this Act shall be governed by the

provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026.”;

(b) for sub-section (9), the following sub-section

shall be substituted, namely:––

“(9) If, for any reason, a vacancy (other than a

temporary absence) occurs in a National Industrial

Tribunal or the Tribunal constituted by the State

Government under sub-section (1), then, such

vacancy shall be filled up in such manner as may be

prescribed, without prejudice to sub-section (5),

and the proceeding shall be continued before such

National Industrial Tribunal or the Tribunal

constituted by the State Government, from the stage

at which the vacancy is filled.”.

Amendment of Act 35 of 2020.

14. In section 361 of the Income-tax Act, 2025, for

sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be

substituted, namely:––

“(2) Irrespective of anything contained in this

Act, the qualifications, manner of selection,

appointment, salaries and allowances, resignation,

removal and other conditions of service and

eligibility for reappointment of the President, Vice-

President and other Members of the Appellate

Tribunal appointed after the commencement of the

Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026, shall be governed by

the provisions of the said Act.”.

Amendment of Act 30 of 2025.