Administrative Law
Goa University · LL.B. Semester 3 · LLB-201
Unit 1 — Introduction
1. Introduction to Administrative Law · a. Meaning, Nature and Scope of Administrative Law · b. Emergence of welfare state and the growth of · Administrative Law in the 20th Century · c. Constitutional Law and Administrative Law as branches of Public Law and their inter-relationship · 2. Conceptual Objections to Administrative Law · a. Characteristics of Droit Administratif · b. Rule of Law and a critical analysis of its projection as a conceptual objection to Administrative Law in England · c. Doctrine of Separation of Powers and its impact on · Administrative Law in USA
Unit 2 — Classification of Administrative Action & Administrative
Discretion · 1. Classification of administrative action · a. Practical significance of classification of administrative action · b. Characteristics of Quasi-legislative action · c. Characteristics of Quasi-judicial action · d. Distinction between Quasi legislative, Quasi-judicial and Administrative Action · 2. Administrative discretion · a. Concept and need for conferring discretion · b. The concept of Judicial Review over administrative discretion · c. Fundamental Rights and Discretion – Articles 14, 19, · d. Judicial Review at the stage of exercise of discretion – · Abuse of discretion, Non exercise of discretion
Unit 3 — Delegated Legislation
1. Meaning and reasons for the growth of delegated legislation · 2. Permissibility of delegated legislation under the · Constitution · a. Essential Legislative Function · b. Doctrine of excessive delegation · 3. Judicial Control over Delegated Legislation · a. Parent Act is ultra vires the Constitution · b. Delegated Legislation is ultra vires the Constitution · c. Delegated Legislation is ultra vires the Parent Act · 4. Parliamentary Control over Delegated Legislation · a. Debates in the House · b. Memorandum on delegated legislation · c. Committees on Subordinate Legislation · 5. Procedural Control over Delegated Legislation · a. Consultation · b. Publication · c. Laying procedure – kinds of laying
Unit 4 — Administrative Adjudication & Principles of Natural Justice
1. Administrative Adjudication · i. Meaning of administrative adjudication ii. Reasons for the growth of administrative adjudication iii. Modes of administrative adjudication · a. Statutory Tribunal · b. Domestic Tribunal · c. Administrative Tribunal · 2. Meaning of tribunal for the purpose of Article 136 · 3. Principles of Natural Justice · a. Fair hearing – concept and stages · b. Rule against bias, kinds of bias and tests of bias · c. Exceptions to natural justice · d. Consequences of violation of the principles of natural justice
Unit 5 — Privileges and immunities of government in legal proceedings and Private Law Remedies
1. Immunity from operation of Statute · 2. Statutory Notice. · 3. Privilege to withhold documents · 4. Promissory Estoppel · 5. Private law remedies against government · a. Suit for injunction · b. Suit for declaration · c. Affirmative Action
Unit 6 — Public Law Remedy, and other institutional mechanisms against Maladministration
1. Public Law Remedy · a. Articles 32, 226 and 136 – A comparison · b. Writ of habeas corpus · c. Writ of mandamus · d. Writs of certiorari and prohibition · e. Writ of Quo Warranto · 2. Right to Information · a. Right to know · b. Right to information under the Right to Information · Act, 2005 · 3. Ombudsman and Central Vigilance Commission