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2. Tribunals

There are a large number of laws, which charge the Executive with adjudicatory functions, and the authorities so charged are, in the strict scene, administrative tribunals. These are agencies created by specific enactments.

Administrative adjudication is a term synonymously used with administrative decision-making, which is exercised in a variety of ways. However, the most popular mode of adjudication is through tribunals.

 

2.1. Characteristics of Tribunals2.2. Evolution of Tribunals2.3. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)2.3.1. Benches2.3.2. Jurisdiction2.3.3. Composition2.3.4. Functioning2.3.5. Appeals against CAT orders2.4. State Administrative Tribunals2.5. Judicial Review of Tribunals decisions2.6. Categories of Tribunals in India2.7. Issues faced by Tribunals2.8. National Tribunal Commission (NTC)2.9. New Rules for Tribunals (2020)Provisions of the New Rules:2.10. Foreigners Tribunal2.11. National Green Tribunal (NGT)2.11.3. Powers and Functions