The Government of India introduced The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and
Conditions of Service) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha in February 2021. The Bill has been introduced with a view to streamline tribunals and proposes to abolish certain tribunals and
authorities and to provide a mechanism for filing appeals directly to the commercial court or
the High Court, as the case may be. The Bill proposes to abolish the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) and if said Bill is passed, patents appeals and revocations which were previously adjudicated by the IPAB, will lie before the High Court.