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”