Administrative Law
Chaudhary Devi Lal University · LL.B. Semester 3 · 404
Unit I
Introductory: Nature and Scope of Administrative Law, Rule of Law, Doctrine of Separation of Powers; Delegated Legislation: Necessity, Scope, Legal Reforms, Reasons for growth and Constitutional limits of Delegated Legislation, Judicial, Parliamentary and other Controls over · Delegated Legislation, Sub-Delegation
Unit II
The Concept of Natural Justice: The Rule against Bias · Tests of Bias, Exceptions to the Rule, Right of Fair Hearing: Applicability, General Contents of Fair He · Exclusion of Judicial Review, Reasoned Decision, the Doctrine · Doctrine of Proportionality, Fair Hearing in Service Matters, Relati and Proportionality · Personal bias, Pecuniary bias, Institutional bias, aring, Exceptions to the Rule, of Legitimate Expectation, the onship between Reasonableness
Unit III
Discretionary powers: Failure to exercise a discretionary power, Prevention of Abuse of Discretion, Scope of Wednesbury Principle · Administrative Tribunals: Reason for growth of Administrative Tribunals · Judicial Review of Administrative Actions through Writs: Writ of Habe. · Writ of Prohibition, Writ of Certiorari, Writ of Quo-Warranto, High Cov
Unit IV
Liability of the State and Public Authorities in Tort, Misfeasance in public office, of the State, Promissory Estoppel, Government Privileges in legal proceedings · Public Undertakings: Types, Control (Parliamentary Judicial & Governmental), Ombudsman- Lokpal and Lokayukta, Central Vigilance aes and Enquiry ministrative Tribunals, Judicial Control over as Corpus, Writ of Mandamus, irt Powers of Superintendent ntractual Liability · The Prevention of Corrupting Act, 1988- An Overview