In a hard-hitting affidavit criticising the SC’s impermissible forays into policy domain by obstinately insisting on implementation of its judgment that struck down the ordinance, the Centre said it was distressing that the apex court feels that “judicial independence” would be in peril if Parliament approved the government’s policy decision to reduce tenure of tribunal chairpersons and members to four years from the SC-suggested five years.In a hard-hitting affidavit criticising the SC’s impermissible forays into policy domain by obstinately insisting on implementation of its judgment that struck down the ordinance, the Centre said it was distressing that the apex court feels that “judicial independence” would be in peril if Parliament approved the government’s policy decision to reduce tenure of tribunal chairpersons and members to four years from the SC-suggested five years.