Category Archives: Administrative Law

Administrative law is the law relating to the administration. It determines the organization, powers and duties of administrative authorities. Read law notes on Legal Bites.

Separation of Powers and Administrative Law

The doctrine of Separation of Powers is of ancient origin. The history of the origin of the doctrine is traceable to Aristotle. In the 16th and 17th Centuries, French philosopher John Bodin and British Politician Locke respectively had expounded the doctrine of separation of powers. But it was Montesquieu, French jurist, who for the first time gave it… Read More »

Rule of Law and Administrative Law

Meaning and Origin The rule of law is a product of centuries of the struggle of the people for the recognition of their inherent rights.1 In classical Greece, Aristotle wrote that “law should be the final sovereign”. In 1215, the Magna Carta checked in the corrupt and whimsical rule of King John by declaring that the government should… Read More »

Judicial Review of Administrative Action

Reference and Revisionary Powers of Courts under the Cr.P.C, 1973

Introduction Judicial Review of Administrative action is part of enforcing the constitutional discipline over the administrative agencies while exercising their powers. It has origin in England which was adopted in common law countries. India too inherited the idea of judicial review from England. India had laid its structure on English prerogative with a pattern which was issued by… Read More »