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Tribunal

Tribunal, includes, within its ambit, all adjudicating bodies, provided they are constituted by the State and are invested with judicial, as distinguished from purely administrative or executive functions, Durga Shankar Mehta v. Thakur Raghuraj Singh, AIR 1954 SC 520: 1954 SCJ 723: (1954) 2 Mad LJ 385.Tribunal, labour court is not a tribunal, State of Assam v. Harizon Union, AIR 1967 SC 442: (1967) 30 FJR 354.Means a court or other adjudicating body, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1512.Means the Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal constituted under s. 11. [Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002, s. 2(31)]Means the Registrar or, as the case may be, the Appellate Board, before which the proceeding concerned is pending. [Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999), s. 2(1)(ze)]1. A court or other adjudicatory body 2. The seat, bench or place where a judge set, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.The seat of a judge; a Court of justice.As defined by s. 2(r) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, as amen...


Court or Tribunal

Court or Tribunal, all tribunals are not Courts, though all courts are tribunals. The word 'Courts' is used to designate those tribunals which are set up in an organised State for the administration of justice. By administration of justice is meant the exercise of judicial power of the State to maintain and uphold rights and to punish 'wrongs', Harinagar Sugar Mills Ltd. v. Shyam Sunder, AIR 1961 SC 1669 (1680): (1962) 2 SCR 339. (Constitution of India, Art. 136)The Customs Officer is not a Court or Tribunal though in adjudicating upon matters under s. 167 of the Act he has to act in a judicial manner. It may be conceded that neither the Central Board of Revenue, nor the Central Government is a Court within the meaning of Art. 136, Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. v. Jasjit Singh, AIR 1964 SC 1140 (1146): (1964) 4 SCR 594. [Constitution of India, Art. 136, Sea Customs Act, s. 167]. See also Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu, AIR 1993 SC 412...


Administrative Tribunal

Administrative Tribunal, in relation to a State, means the Administrative Tribunal for the State or, as the case may be, the Joint Administrative Tribunal for that State and any other State or States. [Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (13 of 1985), s. 3 (aa)]...


Appellate Tribunal

Appellate Tribunal, means an Appellate Tribunal established under sub-section (1) of section 8. [Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 (51 of 1993), s. 2(a)]Means Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange established under section 18. [Foreign Exchange management Act, 1999]Means the Appellate Tribunal for energy Conservation established under section 30, Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001), s. 2(b)....


Joint Administrative Tribunal

Joint Administrative Tribunal, Joint Administrative Tribunal means an Administrative Tribunal for two or more States established under sub-s. (3) of s. 4. [Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 (13 of 1985), s. 3(h)]...


Railway Rates Tribunal

Railway Rates Tribunal. A tribunal established by the (English) Railways Act, 1921, ss. 20 et seq., which is composed, either with or without other assistance, of one person experienced in commercial affairs, one experienced in railway business, and the president, who shall be an experienced 'lawyer.' The jurisdiction of the tribunal is dealt with by ss. 27 and 28, which transfer to it some of the powers exercised by the Railway and Canal Commission in addition to granting new powers [(English) Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 53)], Part II., ss. 37 et seq. Its authority does not extend to Ireland. See also (English) Railway Rates Tribunal Rules, 1922, No. 906....


Mixed Arbitral Tribunal

Mixed Arbitral Tribunal. Tribunals which may be established under treaties of peace with various countries, e.g., Versailles (Germany), see S.R.& O., 1920 (No. 264); Austria, S.R. & O., 1920 (No. 1347); Hungary, S.R. & O., 1921 (No. 1285). A tribunal sat in London to adjudicate on certain losses and debts in respect of which claims were made under the Treaty of Versailles on the governments of ex-enemy countries....


tribunal

tribunal [Latin, platform for magistrates, from tribunus tribune, from tribus tribe] 1 : the seat of a judge or one acting as a judge 2 : a court or forum of justice : a person or body of persons having to hear and decide disputes so as to bind the parties ...


Cyber Appellate Tribunal

Cyber Appellate Tribunal, means the Cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal established under sub-s. (1) of s. 48. [Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), s. 2 (1) (n)]...


Debts Recovery Tribunal

Debts Recovery Tribunal, means the Tribunal established under sub-s. (1) of s. 3 of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993. [Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (54 of 2002), s. 2 (1) (i)]...


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