Tribunals in India are
quasi judicial bodies for settling various administrative and tax-related disputes, including Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT),
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
India's Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) was set up on 25 January 1941, and it was the first experiment in tribunalization in the history of India. It is second appellate authority under the direct taxes and first independent forum in its ...
(ITAT),
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) is an India, Indian Quasi-judicial body, quasi-judicial body that hears appeals against orders and decisions passed under the Customs Act, 1962 and Central Excise Act, 1944 as ame ...
(CESTAT),
National Green Tribunal
The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 is an Act of the Parliament of India which enables the creation of a special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues. It draws inspiration from India's ...
(NGT),
Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) and
Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), among others.
In several states,
Food Safety Appellate Tribunals have been created to hear appeals against orders of adjudicating officers for food safety (additional deputy commissioners).
Armed Forces Tribunal
Armed Forces Tribunal is a military tribunal in India
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(AFT) is a
military tribunal
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in India. It was established under the
Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007
The Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 was passed by the Parliament and led to the formation of Armed Forces Tribunal in India
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.
The
National Company Law Tribunal
The National Company Law Tribunal is a quasi-judicial body in India that adjudicates issues relating to Indian companies. The tribunal was established under the Companies Act 2013 and was constituted on 1 June 2016 by the government of India ...
is a
quasi-judicial body
A quasi-judicial body is non-judicial body which can interpret law. It is an entity such as an arbitration panel or tribunal board, that can be a public administrative agency but also a contract- or private law entity, which has been ...
in India that adjudicates issues relating to
Indian companies
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.
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal(NCLAT) was constituted under Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013 for hearing appeals against the orders of National Company Law Tribunal(s) (NCLT), with effect from 1st June, 2016.
There are 14 Tribunals in
India
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.
Tribunals in India
Following are the tribunals in India.
Replaced and Dissolved Tribunals
Following is the list of tribunals dissolved and its replacements:
Composition
The tribunals will consist of Chairman, vice-chairman and others whose terms of office will be restricted to five years and they will be eligible for reappointment after retirement.
References
Indian Tribunals
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