Tribunals are known as “quasi-judicial bodies”.

Question

State whether the following statement are true or false with reasons. Tribunals are known as “quasi-judicial bodies”. Please answer the above question.

Answer 1

This statement is True. In addition to the courts, there are tribunals established by both the Central Government as well as the State Governments to deal with disputes of a specialized nature e.g., the Armed Forces Tribunal, the Income Tax Tribunal, Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, etc. The functioning of these tribunals is governed by separate laws. Hence, they are called quasi-federal.