Appeals from Tribunals (Im) Permissibility and (Un) Desirability of Providing Direct Appeals to the Supreme Court

Abstract

The Constitution (Forty Second Amendment) Act, 1976, which inserted articles 323A and 323B to provide a framework for establishing tribunals, has ushered in an era of tribunalization of justice in India. Ever since then, the tribunals are actually proliferating in the country. They have become important, though not integral, part of the Indian judicial system. More and more tribunals are being established to exercise judicial powers and adjudicate disputes pertaining to specific subject areas. Tribunalization was sought to be justified on the ground that tribunals provide inexpensive and expeditious justice to aggrieved persons.