Redressal of Consumer Disputes in India

According to the Consumer protection Act, consumer dispute is defined as a dispute in which the person against whom a complaint has been made denies or disputes the allegations cast on him in the complaint. Consumer redressal practices in ancient ..

Over- tribunalisation and Tribunal Reforms

At present, there are a large number of central tribunals (36 in number) leading to over- tribunalisation of dispensation of justice in the country. In a recent report, the law ministry stated that many of these 36 central tribunals are ..

National Green Tribunal: Assessment of Achievements

India became third country in the world to start a National Green Tribunal (NGT) which is a judicial body exclusively meant to judge environmental cases. The National Green Tribunal has been established under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 for ..

Issues & Analysis around Administrative Tribunals

The major analytical topics around administrative tribunals are as follows: What do we understand by the inherent “contempt power” or “contempt jurisdiction” of the CAT (Central Administrative Tribunal)? What is its relevance? While CAT has worked well, state administrative tribunals ..

Inter-state Disputes and Their Redressal in India

In a federal constitution, the sovereignty is divided between the federation and its units. When sovereignty is divided, it is bound to raise disputes. There is a variety of mechanisms under the constitution and outside of it for settlement of ..

Separation of Powers in Constitution of India

In India, separation of functions is followed and not of powers and hence, the principle is not abided in its rigidity. In India, strict separation of powers is not followed as it is followed in the U.S. But a system ..

Doctrine of Separation of Powers: Meaning and History

The separation of powers, also known as trias politica, was first developed in ancient Greece and was widely used by the Roman Republic. The concept was the result of centuries of political and philosophical development. This model divides the state ..

Fiscal Federalism in India

Apart from separation of powers of taxation, constitution of India has provided for an institutional mechanism viz. Finance Commission for making recommendations to parliament on how the tax revenues between centre and states should be shared and how the imbalance ..