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This document outlines the course contents for Administrative Law. It covers 5 units: 1) the nature, scope and impact of administrative law; 2) the legislative powers of administration and delegated legislation; 3) the judicial powers of administration and principles of natural justice; 4) administrative discretion and judicial review; and 5) control of statutory corporations and public undertakings. It also provides sample exam questions testing knowledge across the various units, focusing on key concepts like the separation of powers, delegated legislation, principles of natural justice, administrative discretion, and mechanisms for controlling public bodies.

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Admin Law Syllabus & Exam Questions

This document outlines the course contents for Administrative Law. It covers 5 units: 1) the nature, scope and impact of administrative law; 2) the legislative powers of administration and delegated legislation; 3) the judicial powers of administration and principles of natural justice; 4) administrative discretion and judicial review; and 5) control of statutory corporations and public undertakings. It also provides sample exam questions testing knowledge across the various units, focusing on key concepts like the separation of powers, delegated legislation, principles of natural justice, administrative discretion, and mechanisms for controlling public bodies.

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COURSE V: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - COURSE CONTENTS

Unit I — Definition of Administrative Law — Nature and scope — The impact and implications
of the Doctrine of Separation and the Rule of Law on Administrative Law, Classification of
Administrative Action — the necessity.

(Evolution- Nature and Scope of Administrative Law- Relation with Constitutional Law Separation
of powers and concepts- Rule of law- Counsil d' Etate, (French system) Classification of
Administration Action- functions- Administrative direction and discretion.)

Unit II — Legislative Power of Administration — Doctrine of Vice of excessive Delegation -


Judicial and Parliamentary control over delegative legislation — Advantages and disadvantages
of delegated legislation — Exclusion of Judicial Review of Delegated Legislation, Administrative
directions.

(Legislative power of the administration- Extent of delegation and control over delegated
Legislation- Sub-delegation- Judicial- Parliamentary control over delegated Legislation).

Unit III — Judicial power of Administration — Tests to determine when an administrative


authority required to act judicially - Doctrine of Bias — Doctrine of Audi Altrem Partem —
Reasoned decision — Exceptions to Natural Justice — Effect of non-compliance with rules of
Natural Justice — grounds on which decision of quasi-judicial authority can be flagged before
Supreme Court

(Judicial power of Administration- Nature of procedure- Principles of Natural justice- Effect of


non-compliance with principle of natural justice- Exception to principle of Natural justice.)

Unit IV - Administrative Discretion - Grant and exercise of discretion - Judicial review of


Administrative Discretion, Conti o1 of Administrative Action — Judicial Control — Public Law
and Private Law Remedies — distinction, Writs — Theory, Practice and Procedure — ouster
clause, Liabilities of the state in the province of Contract and Tort — Constitutional Tort
Doctrine of Promissory Estoppels — Doctrine of legitimate expectation — Doctrine of
proportionality

(Judicial control of Administrative action - Writs, Principles and Procedure - Public Law review
and Private Law review of Administration action- Liability of State - Torts, Contract Promissory
estoppels-Government Privileges- Right of information- Doctrine of Legitimate expectation-
Doctrine of Accountability- Waiver- Doctrine of Proportionality. )

Unit V - Corporate and Public Undertakings — Control of statutory corporations and public
undertakings - Administrative deviance — Corruption and ma1 administration — Control
mechanism - Ombudsman in India (Lokpal and Lokayukta) — Central Vigilance Commission —
Parliamentary Committees — Commission of Enquiry

(Corporations and Public undertaking- Commission of Enquiry- Ombudsman in India (Lokpal and
Lokayuktha)- Central Vigilance Commission- Parliamentary Committees-Civil services in India-
Accountability and responsibility- Problems of Prospectives- Administrative deviance- Corruption-
Mal- administration- Control mechanism of Accountability.)
Important Exam Questions

Dec 2019 Exam

(10 Marks)

Unit-1
1. Explain the reasons for the growth of administrative law.
2. Explain the doctrine of “rule of law”

Unit-2
1. Define Delegated Legislation and state the reasons for its growth
2. Explain judicial control of delegated legislation
3. Explain Judicial control over delegated legislation with leading cases.

Unit-3
1. Explain the different kind of bias.
2. Explain the principle “audi alteram partem”
3. Explain the various exceptions to the principles of Natural Justice.

Unit-4
1. What is writ of Mandamus? What should petitioner prove for grant of this Writ?
2. State the extent of liability of the government in torts.
3. Examine the contractual liability of the State with the help of leading cases.

Unit-5
1. Explain Parliamentary controls of public undertakings.
2. Explain the efficacy of inquiry commissions and the impact of report of an inquiry
commission.
3. Critically examine the various controls over public corporations in india.
4. Explain how far “Lokayukta” helps to redress the citizens grievances against
administrative faults.

(6 Marks)
Unit-1
1. Define administrative law.
2. Explain “Separation of Powers”
3. Write short notes on classification of the administrative actions

Unit-2
1. What is conditional legislation
2. State ‘X’ established special courts under a statute for the purpose of speedier trial.
Some cases were transferred to the special courts from regular criminal courts. “Yash”
who case has been so transferred challenges its legality. Will he succeed?

Unit-3
1. A complaint was given by lady students that some boys students of their college entered
the ladies hostel and misbehaved. The enquiry committee recorded the statement of the
girls of the hostel in the absence of the boys and expelled the boys from the college.
Advice.
2. A selection committee was constituted by the Central Government for promotions to
higher posts to be selected from a list of senior officers. One of them who was also a
member of the selection committee was promoted. An unsuccessful candidate
challenges this. Will he succeed?
3. Write note on Quasi-Judicial functions.
4. A committee of the University had to select and recommend books of various authors
and publishers for the college students. Some of the members in the committee were
themselves authors whose books were selected. Decide.

Unit-4
1. What is PIL?
2. Write a note on “Injuctions.”
3. An young boy was arrested on the murder charges. He was tortured and killed in the
prison. His father claims compensation from the Government. Decide.

Unit-5
1. Write a note on Lokpal and Lokayukta.
2. A central government appointed a commission to inquire about the conduct of Chief
Minister of a State. Is the action of the Central Government valid?
3. Sec 44 of the Bombay police act, 1951 gave discretionary power to the police
commissioner to grant or refuse permission for any public meeting to be held on the
public street. Decide the validity of the power.

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