Article 227(1) of the Constitution of India empowers every High Court to exercise superintendence, both administrative and judicial over all courts and tribunals within its territorial jurisdiction. The High Courts can not only quash the decision of a tribunal but also issue further directions to the tribunal in the matter and decisions of the High Court under Article 227 are binding on the concerned tribunal. Proceedings under Article 227 can be initiated either at the instance of any aggrieved person or even by the High Court itself. The High Court will not entertain an application under Article 227, if there is adequate alternative remedy available to the aggrieved person. The Supreme Court of India has held that a High Court will usually intervene under Article 227 if a tribunal acts arbitrarily or it declines to do what is legally incumbent on it to do and thereby refuses to exercise jurisdiction vested in it by law, or it exceeds its jurisdiction, or acts without jurisdiction, or it acts against natural justice, or it acts on mere error of law or fact.
