D. Jurisdiction of the High Courts

Direct Appeal to the Supreme Court: There are issues with provisions allowing for direct appeals to the Supreme Court (SC) thereby by-passing the jurisdiction of the High Courts. Firstly, a direct appeal to the SC is too costly and inaccessible for litigants; and secondly, such a provision of appeal would lead to congestion of the docket of the SC.

Problems pertaining to the lack of independence, ad-hoc regulation and by passing the jurisdiction of High Courts have been the major criticisms against the tribunal system in India. Therefore, any attempts at reform must adequately address these issues.