Tribunals have faced criticism over the years for pendency of cases and delay in the appointment of members.
While Kumar confirmed to PTI that he had resigned, sources close to him said it was for "personal reasons".
Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar told the court that 3,500 representations have come in pursuance to the notice on the Ministry's website soliciting inputs on improving the revived collegium system.
According to sources, the SG opinion (dated November 24) indicates that fiscal terms can be renegotiated to extend Cairn‘s 25-year lease and that it would be “proper to wait till ONGC submits its commentsâ€.
The trial court has rejected bail to five accused in the 2G case. These include Unitech's managing director Sanjay Chandra, Swan Telecom's director Vinod Goenka and three Reliance ADAG executives. In an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Shreen Bhan, Ranjit Kumar, Counsel for the ADAG Executives says, the company will move the High Court by tomorrow.