New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday welcomed the Centre's bid to introduce the Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2026, stating that the proposed legislation will be consistent with the Supreme Court's Madras Bar Association judgment in 2025.

In an X post, Jairam Ramesh argued that with the Bill, the Tribunals, especially the National Green Tribunal, will "rediscover their voice" and demanded NGT make public the High-Powered Committee report on clearance for the Great Nicobar Project.

The 2025 judgement struck down certain provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, which brought in the 50-year age limit and four-year tenure for the Chairperson of a Tribunal. The 2021 Act also proposed a Search-cum-Selection Commi...