The foundation of the Administrative Court was laid down in the late nineteenth century when the Council of State was first created in 1874. The Council of State was established to be responsible for advising the King on important state affairs and legislation, including assisting the King handling a complaint filed by the aggrieved people. After the Revolution in 1932, the Council of State was recreated as an administrative tribunal and legal advisory body of the Government. Later, the petition commission was set up in the Council of State to hear petitions submitted by the people aggrieved by actions of government officials. The committee would gather facts and evidence, and propose the appropriate recommendation to the Prime Minister to make a final order which would be binding on the concerned authorities. In 1997, the competence of handling administrative cases was shifted to the Administrative Courts of Thailand as stipulated by the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E. 2540 (1997). The Administrative Courts which were inaugurated on 9th March 2001 are an independent judicial organization separate from the Courts of Justice and other courts. The establishment of the Administrative Courts marked the introduction of the dual court system in Thailand whereby the Administrative Courts exercise judicial power in the administrative justice system distinct from the civil and criminal justice system under the jurisdiction of the Courts of Justice. (Please read the full text below.)