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1. Quasi-Judicial Bodies in India

A quasi-judicial body is an organization or individual on which powers resembling a court of law have been conferred. Such a body can adjudicate and decide upon a situation and impose penalty upon the guilty or regulate the conduct of an individual or entity.

A quasi-judicial body has also been defined as “an organ of government, other than a court or

legislature, which affects the rights of private parties through adjudication or rule-making.

 

1.1. Examples of Quasi-Judicial Bodies1.2. Features of Quasi-Judicial bodies1.3. Reasons for emergence of Quasi-Judicial Bodies in India ♤ Other factors include:1.4. Quasi-judicial bodies vs judicial bodies