Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Tribunal Reforms Bill 2026 has been passed — but why was the entire Tribunal System built against the Supreme Court? The complete story from 1941 to 2026, in just 3 phases.
What this Short covers:
- Why the British set up the first Tax Tribunal in 1941
- The Inter-State Water Disputes Tribunal after Independence
- Indira Gandhi vs the Supreme Court, and the Swarn Singh Committee
- 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 — Article 323A and 323B
- L. Chandra Kumar case — Judicial Review and Basic Structure
- Madras Bar Association (2025) and the National Tribunals Commission
A high-yield Polity current affairs topic for both UPSC Prelims and Mains, linked directly to the Tribunals chapter in Laxmikant.
📌 Correction pinned in the comments — please read.
0:00 Bill passed without debate
0:13 The 3 Phases of Tribunals
0:26 Phase 1: The British Tax Tribunal (1941)
0:38 Inter-State Water Disputes Tribunal
0:54 Phase 2: Indira Gandhi vs the Supreme Court
1:11 Ninth Schedule and Kesavananda Bharati
1:24 Swarn Singh Committee
1:41 42nd Amendment: Article 323A and 323B
2:00 L. Chandra Kumar: Judicial Review
2:10 Phase 3: Why Tribunals failed
2:30 Madras Bar Association 2025 and the new Commission
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Tribunal Reforms Bill 2026 has been passed — but why was the entire Tribunal System built against the Supreme Court? The complete story from 1941 to 2026, in just 3 phases.
What this Short covers:
- Why the British set up the first Tax Tribunal in 1941
- The Inter-State Water Disputes Tribunal after Independence
- Indira Gandhi vs the Supreme Court, and the Swarn Singh Committee
- 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 — Article 323A and 323B
- L. Chandra Kumar case — Judicial Review and Basic Structure
- Madras Bar Association (2025) and the National Tribunals Commission
A high-yield Polity current affairs topic for both UPSC Prelims and Mains, linked directly to the Tribunals chapter in Laxmikant.
📌 Correction pinned in the comments — please read.
0:00 Bill passed without debate
0:13 The 3 Phases of Tribunals
0:26 Phase 1: The British Tax Tribunal (1941)
0:38 Inter-State Water Disputes Tribunal
0:54 Phase 2: Indira Gandhi vs the Supreme Court
1:11 Ninth Schedule and Kesavananda Bharati
1:24 Swarn Singh Committee
1:41 42nd Amendment: Article 323A and 323B
2:00 L. Chandra Kumar: Judicial Review
2:10 Phase 3: Why Tribunals failed
2:30 Madras Bar Association 2025 and the new Commission
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
👉 Use this code for a discount on your Unacademy UPSC subscription: [CODE — CONFIRM]
👉 Enrolment link: [LINK — CONFIRM]
Limited period offer. T&Cs apply.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
📚 Faculty: [EDUCATOR NAME — CONFIRM]
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