ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

1. Introduction: UNITS: 08

 Definition, Nature and scope of administrative law

1. Explain the nature and scope of administrative law.
2. Explain the nature and scope of administrative law.
3. Explain the nature and scope of Administrative Law and state the reasons for the its
4. growth.
5. Define Administrative Law. Discuss the nature and scope of administrative law
reasons for the growth of administrative law,
1. Examine the reasons for the growth of administrative law.
2. Discuss the reasons for growth of administrative law in India & Englan
3. Examine the reasons for growth of administrative law in India
4. Examine the reasons for the growth of administrative law.
 rule of law in England America and India
1. Criticaly examine how Dicey's Rule of Law affected the growth of Administrative Law in U.K.
Discuss also the significance of Rule of Law 2. in India.
2. Examine Dicey's Rule of Law and critically examine the vitality of the
3. Rule of Law in India.
Explain the rule of law theory in India and England.
 separation of powers and development in the united stats and India
1. What is the theory of separation of powers ? Is it implemented in India and U.S. ?
2. Explain the doctrine of separation of powers in detai.
3. What is the theory of separation of powers ? Is it implemented in India and U.S. ?
4. Explain the concept of separation of power in America. Is this concept adopted in Indian
constitution?
5. Explain the doctrine of separation of powers in detai.

2. Delegated legislation: UNITS: 08

Development, restraint on delegation, Control over delegated legislation: Judicial control,

Legislative Control, Parliamentary control

1. How the parliamentary control is exercised over the delegated legislation ?

2. How the parliamentary control is exercised over the delegated legislation ?
3. Explain the judicial control over public undertakings.
4. State and explain Parliamentary Control over Delegated Legislation
5. Analyse judicial control over delegated legisilation with appropriate case law.
6. Define Delegated Legislation. Discuss the parliamentary and procedural control over delegated
legislation
7. Discuss Judicial & Parliamentary control over delegated legislation
8. Examine the constitutionality of delegated legislation wit suitabe label cases.
9. Discuss the restraint on delegation of legislative power with suitable cases.
10. Discuss Procedural and Parliamentary control over delegated legislation.
11. Define Delegated Legislation. Explain Judicial and Legislative control over delegated legislation.
12. Discuss judicial and parliamentary control on delegated legislation.
13. State and explain Parliamentary Control over Delegated Legislation.
14. Analyse judicial control over delegated legisilation with appropriate case law

3. Classification of Administrative Action: UNITS: 07

1. Discuss the importance of classifying administrative action. Distinguish quasi legislative action from
quasi-judicial and administrative action.
2. Discuss the scope of Art 136 & 226 in controlling administrative action.
3. Elaborate on the prerogative remedies for controlling administrative actions.
4. Discuss the classification of administrative action with examples
5. Examine the provisions relating to private law review of administrative action.
6. Enumerate the prerogative remedies for controlling the administrative action
7. State and explain private law remedies in case of administrative action.

Legislative, Judicial, Quasi judicial and Administrative Actions

1. Explain judicial control over administrative actions through writs.

4. Principles of Natural Justice: UNITS: 09

a. Rule against Bias, Kinds of Bias

b. Rule of Fair Hearing: Contents

c. Effect of failure of natural justice, Exceptions to the Principles of natural Justice

2. What are the exceptions to the principles of natural justice?

3. State and explain the exceptions to the principles of natural justice
4. Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly be seer done Discuss bias, kinds of bias and
the tests of bias.
5. Explain the Rule against Bias along with the kinds of Bias.
6. Explain the concept of fair hearing as a Natural justice principle state exactions to it
7. . Discuss the rule of fair hearing
8. Examine the rule of fair hearing with relevant case laws.
9. State and explain the exceptions to the principles of natural justice

5. Administrative Adjudication: UNITS: 08

 Reasons for the Growth, Structure and Procedure of Adjudicatory Bodies

 Kinds of Tribunals
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages in administrative adjudication
2. Administrative adjudication process in India is not effective, elucidate
3. What are the reasons for the growth of administrative adjudication. Explain with special
reference to Administrative Tribunals
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages in administrative adjudication
5. What do you mean by 'Tribunal' Explain different kinds of Tribunals
 6. What is Tribunal? Elaborate on the kinds of Tribunals.
7. What are Tribunals? Explain the different types of Tribunals in India
8. Administrative adjudication process in India is not effective, elucidate.

6. Administrative Discretion: UNITS: 08

 Failure to exercise discretion

 Excess or Abuse of discretion
1. Abuse of discretion is against the Constitutional spirit, explain with relevant case laws
2. What do you mean by administrative discretion how does court control excess or abuse of
3. Discretion
4. What do you mean by administrative discretion how does court control excess or abuse of
5. discretion
6. Define administrative discretion. Discuss the judicial control on excess or abuse of
7. discretion.
8. What is Administrative discretion? How is control exercised when there is abuse or
9. excess of discretion
10. Abuse of discretion is against the Constitutional spirit, explain with relevant
11. case laws

7. Judicial Control of Administrative Action: UNITS: 08

a. Prerogative Remedies, Laches and delay, Resjudicata

b. Articles.136 and 226.

1. Examine the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under arts 32 and 136 of the Constitution.

c. Statutory Judicial Remedies: Civil Suits and Appeals

2. State and explain statutory judicial remedies with regards to judicial control over administrative
action.

d. Equitable Remedies: Injunctions and Declaratory Actions

8. Estoppel and Waiver: UNITS: 05

 Government promise and estoppel in U.S.A. and England

 Promissory estoppel in India
1. Discuss with landmark cases, how far promissory estoppel is applicable against the
government in India.
2. Examine the concept of promissory estoppel against Government in India
3. Define Promissory Estoppel. Explain the development of law relating Promissory Estoppels
against Government in India.

9. Government Liability: UNITS: 04

1. Examine critically the constitutional provisions prescribing the contractual and tortious liability of the
government in India.
 2. Critically examine the constitutional provisions prescribing contractual liability of the Government of
India

Discuss the liability of Government is trots.

 Government Contracts
1. Explain the contractual liability of the government with relevant case-laws.
2. Examine government liability in contract in detail.
3. Discuss the liability of Government for torts committed by its servants.
4. Analyse the liability of Government on Contracts. State requisite for valid
5. Government Contracts.
6. Examine government liability in contract in detail.

 Government Tortuous Liability

1. Discuss the liability of Government is trots.

Ombudsman and Central vigilance Commission UNITS: 03

What is Ombudsman? What are steps taken in India to establish Ombudsman at the national level1?

11. Public Undertakings: UNITS: 02

Reasons for the growth, Features, Control over Public undertakings

2. Explain the judicial control over public undertakings.

3. Explain the reasons for growth of public undertaking & state controls over them.
What are Public Undertakings? Explain various control mechanisms over PSU's.

12. Government privileges in legal proceedings UNITS: 02

1. Discuss Government privileges in legal proceedings with suitable legal provisions.

2. Discuss privileges available to Government in legal proceedings.

13. Official Secrets and Right to Information UNITS: 02

1. What is writ of mandamus? What are the grounds for issue of this writ?
2. Explain whether state is bound by the statute with relevant case-laws.
3. Analyse the importance of social action litigation in the area of administrative law with relevant case
law.
4. Examine the rule of fair hearing with relevant case laws.
5. State and explain private law remedies in case of administrative action.
6. The French system made significant developments in the area of liability of administration in Test,
elucidate.
7. Analyse the importance of social action litigation in the area of administrative law with relevant case
law.
8. "No man shall be a judge in his own cause". Explain with suitable cases.
9. Examine the scope of special leave to appeal in controlling quasi judicial power.
10. Explain with cases the grounds of judicial review over administrative discretion
11. Irace the reasons for the growth public sector undertakings in India and examine the various control
mechanisms over the PSUs.
12. Explain the private law remedies available against the gOvernment
13. Explain the rule of 'audi alteram partem' and enumerate the contents of a fair hearing.
14. Explain the concept of 'Audi Alteram Partem' with relevant cases.
15. explain the principle of "audi alteram partem" and specify the stages of a fair hearing
16. What do you mean by 'Tribunal' Explain different kinds of Tribunals.
17. Explain the role of prerogative remedies is controlling administrative actions.
18. Examine the permissible limits of Constitution within which the legislative power has to be delegate

SHORT NOTES
1. Waiver
2. Waiver
3. waiver
4. Promissory Estoppel.
5. Ombudsman
6. Central vigilance commission
7. Injections
8. Declaratory suit
9. Official secrets
10. Finality cleanse
11. ombudsman
12. Declaratory actions
13. Public undertaking
14. Ombudsman
15. Central Vigilance Commission
16. Failure to exercise discretion
17. Right to Information
18. Promissory Estoppel
19. Failure to exercise discretion
20. Lokpal and Lokayukta
21. Power of inclusion and exclusion.
22. Distinction between quasi-judicial and administrative action.
23. irrelevant considerations
24. improper purpos
25. Power of modification of the statute
26. Writ of Quo-Warranto
27. Right to information
28. Droit administrative
29. Lokayukta
30. Writ of mandamus.
31. Promissory estoppel.
32. Public undertakings.
33. Privilege to withhold documents.
34. Immunity from operation of statute.
35. Power of inclusion and exclusion.
36. Distinction between quasi-judicial and administrative action
37. Lokayukta
38. Writ of mandamus.
39. Promissory estoppel.
40. Public undertakings.
41. Doctrine of legitimate expectation
42. Public undertaking
43. Ombudsman:
44. Right to information