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14 Important Differences Between Administrative Tribunals and Courts
14 Important Differences Between Administrative Tribunals and Courts
Administrative Tribunal:
10. Strictly speaking, it is a branch of Government. Lord Greene criticizes Tribunal’s functions are
‘Hybrid functions’ i.e. executive plus judicial.
11 To solve the over-burden on the courts, the system of Administrative Tribunals has been developed.
12. They are functional rather than a theoretical and legalistic approach.
14. Tribunal possesses some of the trappings of a court but not all.
Courts:
5. It is more lengthy, costlier, and inefficient particularly in service matters, when compared with
tribunal.
9. Courts function under the principles of ‘independence of judiciary’. Therefore, the executive does
not interfere with the judges’ tenure, terms and conditions of service.