Why No Vacation for Tribunals?
THE Courts including High Courts and the Supreme Court have short spells of vacation, but strangely our Tribunals do not have this facility. If there is some good reason for the Supreme Court and High Court judges to be sent on a forced vacation, the same logic applies to the Tribunals also. The Judges in the Tribunal also require to be rejuvenated and maybe have a few days of holidays with nothing to do, so that they can come back to their jobs refreshed and relaxed. And of course the lawyers too deserve a vacation. Our CESTAT is headed by a retired High Court Judge who must have enjoyed his summer vacation for many years - there is no point in his enduring Delhi's cruel summer at the age of 63 - he should consider ordering a summer vacation for the Tribunal. And we have a vested interest - if judges go on a vacation, so can we without the risk of our stay petitions getting dismissed.
Please read an interesting article by Justice Abichandani, former President of CESTAT, in our columns - What do judges do during summer vacation?
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