(a) the tribunal-wise age of retirement of the heads of different tribunals in the country;
(b) whether the Law Commission has recommended uniform age of retirement for all heads of
tribunals;
(c) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government thereon; and
(d) the time by which the said recommendations are likely to be implemented?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE AND COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY (SHRI KAPIL SIBAL)
(a) The Government does not centrally maintain details of age of retirement etc. of heads of
Tribunals being administered by different Ministries/Departments of the Government. However,
based on the available information, the age of retirement of Chairpersons of 13 Tribunals
headed by Judges of the Supreme Court/High Court is given in the enclosed Statement.
(b) to (d) The Law Commission of India, in its 232nd Report (2009), recommended that the age
of retirement of chairpersons should be uniformly fixed at 70 years for all Tribunals. Likewise,
the age of retirement of Members of all Tribunals should be fixed uniformly at 65 years. A Group
of Ministers (GoM) has been constituted in March, 2013 to consider and examine all issues
relating to uniformity of retirement age, conditions relating to the tenure of appointment/re-
appointment and provisions concerning residential and office accommodation for quasi-judicial/
regulatory bodies/tribunals etc. The GoM has held two meetings on 28th May, 2013 and 23rd July,
2013. It may take another 6 months to introduce a Bill in the Parliament to give effect to the
recommendations of the GoM.
Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Unstarred Question No. 688
S.No Name of the Tribunal Retirement Age of Chairperson
1. Central Administrative Tribunal 68 years
2. Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal 65 years
3. Appellate Tribunal for Electricity 70 years
4. Competition Appellate Tribunal 68 years
5. National Green Tribunal 70 years
6. Armed Forces Tribunal 70 years for a Judge of Supreme Court.65 years for Chief Justice of High Court.
7. Telecom Disputes Settlement 70 years Appellate Tribunal
8. Company Law Board 67 years
9. National Consumer Dispute 70 years Redressal Commission
10. Cyber Appellate Tribunal 65 years
11. Securities Appellate Tribunal 68 years
12. Appellate Tribunal for Energy 70 years Conservation
13. National Industrial Tribunal 65 years