Part XIVA - Tribunals (Article 323A - 323B)

Part XIVA - Tribunals (Article 323A - 323B)

Part XIVA of the Indian Constitution provides for the appointment of tribunals for administrative and other disputes. Part XIV A contains Article 323A and Article 323B. Articles 323 A and 323 B were inserted into the Constitution by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976. Article 323 A deals with Administrative Tribunals and Article 323 B deals with Tribunals for other purposes. Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies empowered with judicial powers to deal with various disputes. Administrative Tribunals are established to resolve disputes relating to the appointment and conditions of service of persons appointed to the public services of the Centre, States, local bodies, public corporations and other public authorities. Article 323 B empowers the Parliament and the State Legislatures to establish Tribunals to resolve disputes relating mainly to the following matters: Rights relating to taxation, foreign exchange, import, export, industrial labour sector, land reforms, urban land acquisition, elections to Parliament and Legislative Assembly, food resources, and rent/lease.

Tribunals (Article 323A - 323B)

Article 323A: Administrative tribunals

Article 323B: Tribunals for other matters