The Madras High Court on Friday passed an interim order to allow Advocates to also apply for the post of Presiding Officer of the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) in response to a call for applications issued by the Union Finance Ministry on June 23, this year (Revenue Bar Association and anr v. UOI and ors.).
The interim relief was granted while dealing with two writ petitions filed challenging the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2020 (“Rules”).