Semester: IV Course: Administrative Law Faculty: Dr. Girish.

Gujarat National Law University

Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India)

Course Outline

of

Administrative Law

For

BA/BCom/BSc/BBA/BSW, LLB

Semester: IV

Session: January-2018 to May-2018

Faculty: Dr. Girish. R

Assistant Professor of Law
Gujarat National Law University
Email: rgirish@gnlu.ac.in
Mob:+918128650806

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1.0 Objectives of the course 3

2.0 Proposed teaching schedule 3

3.0 Detailed course-outline 4-9

4.0 Prescribed/Recommended readings 9

5.0 Teaching methodology 9

6.0 Evaluation pattern 10

Tentative dates for test/submission of project/GD,

7.0 10
etc

8.0 Important instructions to students 10

9.0 Contact hours 10

1.0 Objectives of the Course

 

Administrative Law is considered to be the most important law of present world. It is universally
recognised that twenty century saw tremendous growth of this field of law in which the relationship of
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Government and individuals are regulated. Administration is an individual’s interface with the State.
Due to radical change in the philosophy regarding the role and function of the State (from laissez faire
to welfare), the opportunities of interaction with administration have increased manifold and continue
to increase further. The situation is such that administrative actions impinge on every aspect of an
individual’s life. Due to unprecedented rise in state intervention in an individual’s (whether citizen or
non-citizen) life, the possibilities of accumulation of uncontrolled power and of arbitrariness in its
exercise too has increased. This in turn has started adversely affecting legal rights granted to an
individual by the law. Therefore, administrative law has been systematically developed as an instrument
to ensure that the powers entrusted or delegated to the administrative authorities are exercised strictly
in accordance with the law. Its rapid growth in the 20th century is regarded as the most significant
development in the field of law. It deals with legal framework governing public administration and the
principles to control executive power to avoid arbitrariness. Thus the objectives of Course are:
To study the sources and scope of Administrative Law.
To study how check abuse of Administrative Power.
To study the mechanism which ensure impartial determination of dispute?
To analyse the principles which protect citizen from unauthorised encroachment of executives?
To study the principles of accountability of administration.
To see that how public power justify their action.
To study principles under which how public power is not exercised against public interest.

2.0 Proposed Teaching Schedule

No. of Sessions
Module No. Modules
(Classes)
IV.5.1 Introduction: Evolution, Nature and Scope of 5
Administrative Law
IV.5.2 Fundamental Doctrines of Administrative Law 5
IV.5.3 Delegated Legislation 15
IV.5.4 Principles of Natural Justice 14
IV.5.5 Administrative Discretionary Powers 8
IV.5.6 Judicial Review of Administrative Action 4
IV.5.7 Administrative Adjudication 4
IV.5.8 Maladministration & Alternative Remedies 3
IV.5.9 Liability of State and Government as Litigant 2
Total- 60

3.0 Detailed Course Outline

Administrative Law

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Module - IV.5.1 Introduction: Evolution, Nature and Scope of Administrative Law Sessions: 05

 Nature, Evolution and Scope of Administrative Law

 Laissez-faire State, Social Welfare State, and Modern State
 Comparative evolution
 French Administrative Law- Droit Administratif
 Administrative Courts of UK, USA, Canada, Switzerland and Germany
 Introduction of English Administrative Law and its influence in Indian Law
 Definition, Nature and Scope Administrative Law
 Relationship between Administrative Law and Constitutional Law

Module- IV.5.2 Fundamental Doctrines of Administrative Law Sessions: 05

 Classification of Administrative functions

 Doctrine of Rule of Law
 Doctrine of Separation of Powers
 Influence of doctrines of Rule of law and Separation of Powers in Administrative Law
Cases
 Ram Jawaya Kapoor v State of Punjab AIR 1955 SC 549
 Indira Nehru Gandhi v Raj Narain AIR 1975 SC 299
 Kesvananda Bharati v State of Kerala AIR 1973 SC 1461
 ADM Jabalpur v Shivkant Shukla AIR 1976 SC 1207
 Indian National Congress v Institute of Social Welfare AIR 2002 SC2158
 Government of Andhra Pradesh v Smt P Laxmi Devi AIR 2008 SC1640
 Union of India v R Gandhi, President, Madras Bar Association & Madras Bar Association v
Union of India (2010)2CompLJ577(SC), MANU/SC/0378/2010
 State of Tamil Nadu v State of Kerala and Anr AIR 2014 SC 2407
 Madras Bar Association v Union of India 2014(11) SCALE166, MANU/SC/0875/2014
 A K Behra v Union of India and Anr (2010)11 SCC 322
 State of West Bengal and Ors v The Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights, West Bengal
and Ors AIR 2010 SC 1476

Module- IV.5.3 Delegated Legislation Sessions: 15

 Concept of Delegated Legislation

 Reasons for the Growth and Development
 Classification- Title based and Purpose based
 Comparative position- UK, USA and India
 Constitutionality of Delegated Legislation
 Essential Legislative Functions
 Excessive Delegation- Constitutional Limit
 Control of Delegated Legislation- Parliamentary, Procedural and Judicial Controls
Cases
 In Re Delhi Laws Act AIR 1951 SC 332
 Kerala State Electricity Board v Indian Aluminium Company AIR 1976 SC 1031
 Inder Singh v State of Rajasthan AIR 1957 SC 510

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 Raj Narain Singh v Chairman, Patna Administration Committee AIR 1954 SC 569
 Hari Shankar Bagla v State of MP AIR 1954 SC 465
 Edward Mills v State of Ajmer AIR 1955 SC 25
 Jalan Trading Company v Mill Mazdoor Sabha AIR 1967 SC 691
 Gammon India Limited v Union of India AIR 1974 SC 960
 Shama Rao v Union Territory of Pondicherry AIR 1967 SC 1480
 Gwalior Rayon Silk Mfg (Wvg) Company Ltd v Assistant Commissioner of Sales Tax AIR
1974 SC 1660
 NK Papiah v Excise Commissioner AIR 1975 SC 1007
 Jan Mohammad v State of Gujarat AIR 1966 SC 385
 Atlas Cycle Industries Ltd v State of Haryana AIR 1979 SC 1149
 Harla v State of Rajasthan AIR 1951 SC 467
 Union of India v Cynamide India Ltd AIR 1987 SC1802
 Hamdard Dawakhana v Union of India AIR 1960 SC554
 State of Tamil Nadu v Sabanayagam (1998) 1 SCC 318
 Express News Paper Pvt Ltd v Union of India AIR 1958 SC 578
 Chintamon Rao v State of MP AIR 1951 SC118
 Corporation of Calcutta v Liberty Cinema AIR1965 SC 1107
 Dwaraka Prasad v State of UP AIR 1954 SC118
 Delhi Transport Corporation v DTC Mazdoor Congress AIR 1991 SC 101
 Omprakash v State of UP (2004) 3 SCC 402
 NarendraKumar v Union of India AIR 1960 SC 430
 Municipal Corporation of Delhi v Birla Cotton Mills AIR 1968 SC 1232
 KT Plantation Pvt Ltd and Anr v State of Karnataka AIR 2011 SC 3430
 State of Rajasthan and Ors v Sanyam Lodha (2011)13SCC262
 State of UP and Ors v Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd MANU/SC/0519/2011
 State of Haryana and Ors v Mahabir Vegetable Oils Pvt Ltd (2011)3SCC778
 State of Tamil Nadu & Ors v K Shyam Sunder &Ors AIR 2011 SC 3470
 Delhi Race Club Ltd v Union of India & Ors (2012)8SCC680
 Dr Subramanian Swamy v Director, Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr & Centre for
Public Interest Litigation v Union of India AIR 2014 SC 2140
 Academy of Nutrition Improvement and Ors v Union of India (2011) 8 SCC 274
 Gainda Ram and Ors v MCD and Ors (2010)10 SCC 715
 Christian Medical College Vellore and Ors v Union of India and Ors (2014 )2 SCC 305
 Pratap Chandra Mehta v State Bar Council of MP and Ors (2011) 9 SCC 573
 Sidhartha Sarawgi v Board of Trustees for the Port of Kolkata and Ors JT2014(6)SC629,
MANU/SC/0324/2014

Module- IV.5.4 Natural Justice Sessions: 14

 Concept and Applicability of Principles of Natural Justice

 Administrative Action or Quasi-Judicial Action- Relevance of classification
 Nemo judex in causa sua -Rule against bias
 Exception in Doctrine of Necessity and Doctrine of Absolute Necessity
 Audi alteram partem- Right to be heard
 Requirements of Natural Justice
 Reasoned decision & Right to legal Representation
 Expanding horizon of Natural Justice
 Duty to act fairly
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 Exclusion of Natural Justice
 Exceptions to Principles of Audi alteram partem
 Effect of failure to comply with Principles of Natural Justice- void or voidable
 Post decisional Hearing
Cases
 A K Kraipak v Union of India AIR 1970 SC 150
 Maneka Gandhi v Union of India AIR 1978 SC 597
 Ranandprasad Singh v Union of India (1996) 4 SCC 64
 State of UP v Mohammed Nooh AIR 1958 SC 86
 Gullapalli NageswaraRao v APSRTC AIR 1959 SC 308
 Gullapalli NageswaraRao v State of AP AIR 1959 SC1376
 Manaklal v Dr Premchand AIR 1957 SC425
 J Mohapatra and Co v State of Orissa AIR 1984 SC 1572
 Tata Cellular v Union of India (1994) 6 SCC 651
 Jeejeebhoy v Asst Collector, Thana AIR 1965 SC 1096
 Managing Director, Electronic Corporation of India Ltd v V B Karunakar (1993) 4 SCC 727
 SN Mukerjee v Union of India (1990) 4 SCC 594
 Dr SP Kapoor v State of Himachal Pradesh AIR 1981 SC 2181
 Swadeshi Cotton Mills v Union of India AIR 1981 SC 818
 Trehan v Union of India (1989) 1 SCC 764
 Jawahar Lal Nehru University v BS Narwal AIR 1980 SC 1666
 Election Commission of India v Dr Subramanian Swamy (1996) 4 SCC 104
 Dhakeswari Cotton Mills v CIT AIR 1955 SC 55
 Suresh Koshy v University of Kerala AIR 1969 SC 191
 SP Paul v Calcutta University AIR 1970 Cal 289
 Hiranath Mishra v Rajendra Medical College AIR 1973 SC 1260
 State of Kerala v KTA Shaduli AIR 1977 SC 1627
 JK Aggarwal v Haryana Seeds Development Corporation AIR 1991 SC 1221
 Union of India v Hindusthan Development Corporation AIR 1994 SC 988
 Shrilekha Vidyarthi v State of Uttar Pradesh AIR 1991 SC 537
 Union of India v Tulsiram Patel AIR 1985 SC 1416
 RC Cooper v Union of India AIR 1970 SC564
 Kesar Enterprises Ltd v State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors (2011)13SCC733
 Chandra Kumar Chopra v Union of India and Ors (2012)6SCC369
 Surinder Singh Brar and Ors v Union of India and Ors MANU/SC/0849/2012
 State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors v Saroj Kumar Sinha AIR 2010 SC 3131
 Justice PD Dinakaran v Hon’ble Judges Inquiry Committee and Ors JT2011(7)SC425
 Mohd Yunus Khan v State of UP and Ors (2010)10SCC539
 Union of India and Ors v Mahaveer C Singhvi AIR 2010 SC 3493
 LIC of India and Anr v Ram Pal Singh Bisen (2010) 4 SCC 491
 Union of India and Ors v  SK Kapoor (2011) 4 SCC 589
 Ayaaubkhan Noorkhan Pathan v State of Maharashtra MANU/SC/0939/2012
 Union of India and Anr v PN Natarajan and Ors (2010)12SCC405
 Union of India and Ors v Shiv Raj and Ors AIR 2014 SC 2242
 Justice Ripusudan Dayal (Retd) and Ors v State of MP and Ors AIR 2014 SC 1335
 Sukhdev Singh v Union of India and Ors (2013) 9 SCC 566
 Swamy Devi Dayal Hospital and Dental College v Union of India AIR 2014 SC 284
 Union of India and Ors v RP Singh (2014)7SCC340

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Module- IV.5.5 Administrative Discretionary Powers Sessions: 08

 Discretionary powers
 Exercise discretion and statutory requirement
 Judicial control over administrative discretion
 Abuse of discretion and Non exercise of discretion
 Fundamental Right violation and exercise of administrative discretion
 Reasonable exercise of power and Wednesbery principle
Cases
 Pratap Singh v State of Punjab AIR 1964 SC 72
 Himmat Lal v Police Commissioner Ahmedabad AIR 1973 SC 87
 State of Madras v VG Row AIR 1952 SC 159
 Sadanandan v State of Kerala AIR 1966 SC 1925
 Ram Manohar Lohia v State of Bihar AIR 1966 SC 740
 Express Newspapers Ltd v Union India AIR 1986 SC 872
 Barium Chemical Ltd v Company Law Board AIR 1967 SC 295
 Rampur Distillery v Company Law Board AIR1970 SC 1789
 Somawanti v State of Punjab AIR 1963 SC151
 Nandlal v Bar Council of Gujarat AIR 1981 SC 477
 Jagannath v State of Orissa AIR 1966 SC 1140
 Associated Provincial Picture House v Wednesbery Corporation (1947) 2All ER 680
 British Oxygen Co Ltd v Ministry of Technology (1970) 3 WLR 488

Module- IV.5.6 Judicial Review of Administrative Action Sessions: 04

 Grounds of Judicial Review of Administrative Action

 Writ Jurisdiction
 Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation
 Doctrine of Public Accountability
 Doctrine of Proportionality
 Laches
Cases
 Schmidt v Secretary of State Home Affairs (1969) 1 All ER 904
 Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for Civil Service (1984) 3 All ER 935
 Punjab Communications Ltd v Union of India AIR1999 SC1801
 Union of India v Hindusthan Development Corporation AIR 1994 SC 988
 Premchand v Excise Commissioner AIR 1965 SC 99
 Nirmala J Jhala v State of Gujarat and Anr (2013)4SCC301

Module- IV.5.7 Administrative Adjudication Sessions: 04

 Concept of administration adjudication

 Article 323 (A) and Article 323(B) of Constitution of India
 Reason for the growth of Tribunals
 Administrative Tribunals
 Powers and Functions of Administrative Tribunals

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Cases
 Province of Bombay v Khushal Das Advani AIR 1950 SC 222
 SP Sampath Kumar v Union of India (1987) 1 SCC 124
 L Chandra Kumar v Union of India (1997)3 SCC 261
 AK Behra v Union of India and Anr (2010)11SCC322

Module- IV.5.8 Maladministration & Alternative Remedies Sessions: 03

 Concept of Maladministration and Need for Remedies

 Ombudsmen in India-Lokpal
 Lokayukta in States
 Central Vigilance Commission
 Ombudsman
 Right to Information
Cases
 Vineet Narain v Union of India (1998) 1 SCC 226
 Namit Sharma v Union of India (2013)1SCC745
 Dr Subramanian Swamy v Director, Central Bureau of Investigation and Anr &
Centre for Public Interest Litigation v Union of India AIR 2014 SC 2140

Module- IV.5.9 Liability of State and Government as a Litigant Sessions: 02

 Development of the concept of State Liability

 Privileges of Government
 Doctrine of Estoppels and Waivers
 Tortious liability
 Contractual liability
Cases
 Robertson v Minister of Pensions (1949) 1KB 227
 Union of India v Anglo Indo Afghan Agencies Ltd AIR 1968 SC 718
 Century Spinning and Mfg Co v Ulhasnagar Municipality AIR 1971 SC 1021
 Motilal Padampat Sugar Mills v State of UP AIR 1979 SC 621
 State of Rajasthan v Vidyavati AIR 1962 SC 933
 Kasturilal v State of UP AIR 1965 SC 1039
 Karamshi v State of Bombay AIR 1964 SC 1714
 RD Shetty v International Air Port Authority AIR 1979 SC 1628

4.0 Prescribed/Recommended Readings

Prescribed Readings

1. Basu Durga Das, Administrative Law (6th edn., Kamal Law House, Kolkatta, 2005)
2. Jain MP& Jain SN, Principles of Administrative Law (5th edn., Wadhwa Nagpur, 2009)
3. Jain MP& Jain SN, Principles of Administrative Law (6th Enlarged edn., Vol. I ⅈ
Wadhwa Nagpur, 2010)
4. Massey IP, Administrative Law (7th edn., EBC, 2008)
5. Sathe SP, Administrative Law (7th edn., LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur,
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6. Takker CK, Administrative Law (2nd edn., EBC, 2012)
7. Takwani CK, Lectures on Administrative Law (4th edn., EBC, 2011)
8. Wade HWR & Forsyth CF, Administrative Law (10th edn.,Oxford, 2009)

Recommended Readings

1. Craig Paul, Administrative Law; (5th edn., Thomson Sweet & Maxwell, 2008)
2. De Smith’s Judicial Review of Administrative Action, (6th ed.; Sweet & Maxwell, 2007)
3. Elliot Mark, Beatson, Mathews & Elliot, Administrative Law Text and Materials (3rd
edn., Oxford, 2007)
4. Jain MP, Indian Administrative Law: Cases and Materials (Vol. I.1994, Vol. II 1996;
Wadhwa and Company Nagpur, 1994, 1996)
5. Jain MP, Treatise on Administrative Law (1996 edn., Wadhwa and Company Nagpur,
1996)
6. Kagzi MCJ, The Indian Administrative Law (6th edn., Universal, 2002)
7. Kesari UPD, Administrative Law (17th edn., CLP, 2008)
8. Stott, David, Felix & Alexandra, Principles of Administrative Law (1st edn., Cavendish
Publishing Limited, 1997)

5.0 Teaching Methodology

 Analytical and Case-law method

 Analysis of cases
 Principles from contemporary jurisprudence
 Other important writings of jurists
 Comparative analysis
 Students presentations
 Discussions and interactions

6.0 Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation: Marks
Continuous Evaluation: Case Analysis……….…………………….……….20
Mid-Semester Test …………………………………………………………30
End-Semester Examination…………………………………….....................50

Total 100

Continuous Evaluation: Case Analysis

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7.0 Tentative Dates for Continuous Evaluation Test/ Submission of Project/

GD, etc

Case Analysis Submission: 30th March, 2018

8.0 Important Instructions to Students

The given course-outline is tentative. The concerned faculty-member may modify it while
preparing the reference material and engaging the classes
The teaching course of this subject and methodology will not be necessarily bound by
parameters shown here
Both faculty-member may mould it according to needs as and when it creates for better and
progressive understanding of the subject in a flexible way

9.0 Contact Hours

Days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Timings: 3.30 PM to 4.30.PM

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