ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS

 According to the dictionary meaning, Tribunal

is defined as a seat or bench upon which a
judge sit in a court,a court of justice but this
meaning is very wide as it includes even
ordinary courts of law, whereas ,in
administrative law this expression is limited to
adjudicating authorities other than ordinary
courts of law
 Supreme Court defines Administrative
Tribunals
The expression “Tribunal” as used in article
184 does not mean the same thing as Court
but includes within its ambit all
adjudicating bodies they are constituted by
the state and are invested with judicial as
distinguished from administrative or
executive functions
 Tribunals concerned with administrative
law or matters concerning large numbers
of persons or concerns where questions
arise involving the conferring rights or the
restriction or loss of right of individuals
 Administrative tribunals stand somewhere
between courts and administrative bodies
 They are administrative bodies set up with
the idea of discharging quasi-judicial
duties because it directly effects the the
legal rights of a person
 They are governmental bodies
appertaining to the executive and
not to the judicial branch by the state
though in various matters they are
armed with judicial powers analogous
to those normally carried out by
courts of law.
 Administrative tribunals are often
referred as
“commision”.”authority”or “board”