The system of judicial review of administrative action has been inherited from Britain. It is on this foundation that Indian the Indian Courts have built the superstructure of the control mechanism…
Administrative law
Administrative law is the law relating to the administration. It determines the organization, powers and duties of administrative authorities. Read Administrative law notes on Legal Bites.
The Citizen and Administrative Faults
INTRODUCTION Over the past few decades, there has been a tremendous increase in the amount of activities that have been performed by the government. Due to this, a wide amount of powers have been a…
Constitutional Protection to Civil Servants
INTRODUCTION The Government of India is the largest employer of the people of India. The Railways provide the most number of jobs. There are nearly 6.4 million people employed by the Government. Th…
Practice and procedure of Administrative Adjudication: Rules of Natural Justice
INTRODUCTION ‘Natural Justice’ is an expression of English Common Law having its origin in Jus natural (law of Nature.) It involves the procedural requirement of fairness. In England, i…
Liability of the Administration
Introduction The administration is the one who makes the laws sometimes, but can it be made liable for his actions under the law which it makes? The constitution is made by the state, but Constitut…
Definition, Purpose and Sources of Administrative Law
Definitions There is a great divergence of opinion regarding the definition of the concept of the administrative law. This is because of the tremendous increase in the administrative process that i…
Delegated Legislation
Delegated Legislation Delegated legislation is a kind of subordinate legislation. Generally, the ‘delegated legislation’ means the law made by the executive under the powers delegated to it by the …
A Comparison Between Legislation and Precedent
Comparison between Legislation and Precedent In precedent, rules and principles are laid down by inductive method. In legislation, the deductive method is resorted to. The courts take the rules fro…
Doctrines of Administrative Law
Doctrine of Proportionality The doctrines of proportionality was developed in the 19th century in Europe and originated in Prussia. It is a principle where courts would examine priorities and proce…
Rule of Law and Administrative Law
Meaning and Origin: The rule of law is a product of centuries of struggle of the people for the recognition of their inherent rights.1 In classical Greece Aristotle wrote that “law should be the fi…
Separation of Powers and Administrative Law
The doctrine of Separation of Powers is of ancient origin. The history of origin of the doctrine is traceable to Aristotle. In the 16th and 17th Centuries, French philosopher John Bodin and British…
Public Interest Litigation
The term Public Interest Litigation simply means litigation in the interest of public. This term was first used by Prof. Abram Chayes in 1976. It is also known as Social Action Litigation (SAL). Th…
OMBUDSMAN
Ombudsman is an effective mechanism that can protect a person from administrative flaws. The term ombudsman in terms of utility means a “watchdog of the administration” or the protector of the litt…
Judicial Review of Administrative action
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 adopte…
MAGNA CARTA
The Magna Carta was signed in June 1215 between the barons of Medieval England and King John. ‘Magna Carta’ is Latin and means “Great Charter”. The Magna Carta was one of th…