Annexure ‘CD – 01’
Course Title: Administrative Law L T P/S SW/FW PSD TOTAL
A CREDIT
Course Code: LAW 203 UNITS
Credit Units: 4
Level: UG 3 - - 2 1 4
Course Objectives:
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with the structure and modus operandi of administration.
To enable the students to appreciate the various kinds of administrative decisions and how they can be challenged in terms of someone being aggrieved
of the outcome.
To expose the students to the remedies available to common man in case of administrative deviance.
This course further deals with the role played by courts in the development of Administrative Law. The focus is on their role in protecting the rights of
individuals against abuse of administration. In addition, adjudicatory powers of the administration and liability of administrative authorities are also
studied in this course.
The above in addition to the principles of natural justice delegation and sub-delegation are all core objectives of this course so as to ensure
comprehensive understanding of administrative procedures.
Pre-requisites:
Students should have a basic understanding about the functioning of administrative bodies. Further since all authorities are governed by the provisions of the
Constitution, basic knowledge about constitutional law is essential.
Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I: Evolution, Nature and Scope of Administrative law 15
Definition, importance and scope of Administrative Law
Reasons for growth of administrative law
Droit Administraiff.
Rule of Law
Separation of Powers
Relationship between constitutional law and administrative law
Module II: Delegated Legislation 15
Constitutionality of delegated legislation
Classification of delegated legislation,
Legislative control of delegated legislation: Laying procedures and their efficacy
Committees on delegated legislation, their constitution, functions and effectiveness
Control Mechanisms of Delegated Legislation: Parliamentary, Procedural and Judicial control of delegated
legislation.
Module III: Administrative Adjudication 10
Meaning of administrative adjudication
Difference between Courts and Tribunals, Administrative adjudication and Tribunals
Advantages of Tribunals
Classification of Tribunals: Constitution, powers, procedures and rules of evidence etc.,
Principles of good governance- transparency and right to know, Right to Information Act, 2005
Principles of good governance Ombudsman, The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013
Module IV: Principles of Natural Justice 20
Meaning of Principles of natural Justice
Rule Against Bias
Audi Alteram Partem
Post Decisional Hearing
Reasoned Decision
Exceptions to Rule of Natural Justice
Effect of Breach of Natural Justice.
Module V Administrative Discretion 20
Meaning of Discretion and Its Need
Control Over Its Mis-Exercise at the Stage of Conferment and Exercise
Grounds of Judicial Review: Failure to Exercise Discretion, Abuse of Discretion
Wednesbury Principle
Doctrine of Proportionality
Doctrine of Estoppel
Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation
Module VI Judicial Review of Administrative Action and New Emerging Trends in Administrative Law 20
Nature, Scope and Extent of Power of Judicial Review of the Supreme Court and the High Courts
Difference between Judicial Review, Appeal and Revision
Difference between Art. 226 and Art. 227
Writ Jurisdiction
New Emerging Trends in Administrative Law
Course Learning Outcomes:
The outcomes for the course are that at the end the students will be able to:
Retrieve and sustain comprehensive knowledge of principles of administrative law.
Explain and evaluate complex legal information, with a particular emphasis upon legislation.
Apply administrative law principles to complex legal problems and critique the operation of administrative law from a theoretical and practical
perspective.
Analyze the impact and operation of administrative law from policy perspectives and identify and explain government accountability for the exercise of
public power.
Assess their abilities to effectively undertake work as an administrative decision maker, or to challenge administrative decisions.
Undertake legal research and create self-directed research project in administrative law.
Pedagogy for Course Delivery: The course will be taught by a combination of lectures and case law method. Special lectures will be delivered by Industry
experts to understand the practical aspects and application of administrative law.
List of Professional Skill Development Activities (PSDA)
Application for seeking relief from government, its agencies and instrumentalities
Writs (all five)
Application before CCI, SEBI, TRAI for filing cases
Application for issuing VISA and cases of rejecting of visas
Lab/ Practicals details, if applicable: N/A
List of Experiments:
Assessment / Examination Scheme:
Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) End Term Examination
100% NA 60%
Theory Assessment (L&T):
Continuous Assessment / Internal Assessment (40%)
Components (Drop Class Test Project Viva PSDA Report Evaluation and Attendance Total
down) Submission Presentation End Term
Linked to PSDA 1,2, 3 &4 Examination
(60%)
Linkage of PSDA Quality of project Viva Report Presentation
with Internal based on research Evaluation
Assessment conducted
Component, if any
Weightage (%) 10% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 60% 100%
Lab/ Practical/ Studio Assessment: N/A
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination
(____ %) (____ %)
Components (Drop down
Weightage (%)
Mapping Continuous Evaluation components/PSDA with CLOs
Bloom’s Level > Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
Course Learning Retrieve and Explain and Apply Analyze the impact Assess their Undertake legal research
Outcomes sustain evaluate administrative and operation of abilities to and create self-directed
comprehensive complex legal law principles administrative law effectively research project in
knowledge of information, to complex from policy undertake work administrative law.
Assessment principles of with a legal problems perspectives and as an
type/PSDA administrative particular and critique the identify and explain administrative
law. emphasis upon operation of government decision maker,
legislation. administrative accountability for or to challenge
law from a the exercise of administrative
theoretical and public power. decisions.
practical
perspective.
Class Test
Project
Viva
PSDA 1 (Report)
PSDA 2 (Presentation)
Text
P Jain & S.N Jain, Principles of Administrative Law, Lexis Nexis, 2013 (7th Edition)
K Takwani, Lectures on Administrative Law, Eastern Book Company (2012) 5th Edition
References
P Sathe, Administrative Law, Lexis Nexis Butterworths, 2010, 7th Edition
P Massey, Administrative Law, Eastern Book Co., 2012, 8th Edition
Wade & C.F. Forsyth, Administrative Law, Oxford University Press, 2009 (12th Edition)
De Smith: Judicial Review of Administrative Action.
H.W.R. Wade: Administrative Law
DD Basu: Administrative Law & SP Sathe: Administrative Law.
