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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.