Administrative Law
“Be you never so high, the law is above you.” — a maxim of the Rule of Law (Dr Thomas Fuller / Lord Denning)
Free, exam-ready Administrative Law notes for LL.B. — concise topic notes, comparison charts, landmark cases and solved IRAC problems. Pick any topic below.
Unit I — Introduction, Rule of Law & Separation of Powers
- Definition, Nature & Scope of Administrative Law; Sources
- Reasons for the Growth of Administrative Law
- Administrative Law vs Constitutional Law
- Rule of Law (Dicey) and its Application in India
- Separation of Powers (India, UK, USA)
- Droit Administratif (French Administrative Law)
- Classification of Administrative Functions
Unit II — Delegated Legislation & Administrative Directions
- Delegated Legislation — Meaning & Reasons for Growth
- Ultra Vires, Excessive Delegation, Conditional Legislation & the Henry VIII Clause
- Judicial Control over Delegated Legislation
- Parliamentary Control over Delegated Legislation
- Procedural Control — Publication & Laying
- Sub-Delegation
- Exclusion of Judicial Review of Delegated Legislation
- Administrative Directions
Unit III — Administrative Adjudication & Principles of Natural Justice
- Administrative Adjudication, Tribunals & the Duty to Act Judicially
- Rule Against Bias (Nemo Judex in Causa Sua)
- Audi Alteram Partem — The Fair Hearing Rule
- Exceptions to Natural Justice & Effect of Non-Compliance
Unit IV — Judicial Review, Writs, Administrative Discretion & Liability of the State
- Administrative Discretion & its Judicial Control
- Writs under Articles 32 and 226
- Public & Private Law Remedies; Injunction, Declaration & PIL
- Ouster / Finality Clauses
- Liability of the State in Tort
- Liability of the State in Contract (Article 299)
- Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel
- Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation
- Doctrine of Proportionality
- Government Privilege, Official Secrets & the Right to Information
Unit V — Public Corporations & Administrative Accountability
- Public Corporations & Undertakings — Nature, Features & Classification
- Control over Public Undertakings
- Ombudsman — Lokpal & Lokayukta
- Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)
- Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952
- Maladministration & Corruption
- Parliamentary Committees, Civil Services & Other Accountability
Landmark Case Laws
Full one-page briefs — facts, issue, held and why it matters:
- Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala (1973)
- A.K. Kraipak v Union of India (1969)
- In re Delhi Laws Act (1951)
- Hamdard Dawakhana v Union of India (1960)
- Ridge v Baldwin (1964)
- Maneka Gandhi v Union of India (1978)
- Cooper v Wandsworth Board of Works (1863)
- Associated Provincial Picture Houses v Wednesbury Corporation (1948)
- Kasturi Lal Ralia Ram Jain v State of U.P. (1965)
- Nilabati Behera v State of Orissa (1993)
- S.P. Gupta v Union of India (1981)
- R.D. Shetty v International Airport Authority (1979)
✏️ Practice
- 10 Solved Problems (IRAC Method) — KSLU-style problems worked in full
- KSLU Past Questions & Exam Topics
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