B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Administrative Law Syllabus - KSLU 2026

• COURSE V: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Objective:

• Administrative law is basically concerned with triple function of administrative authorities, their constitutional limits and statutory limitations, the procedure to be followed in the exercise of their functions and the necessity to study in depth relevant remedies. Constitutional or otherwise in case of administrative arrogance and consequent abuse of power.

Course content

• Unit I - Definition of Administrative Law - Nature and scope - The impact and implications of the Doctrine of Separation and the Rule of Law on Administrative Law, Classification of Administrative Action - the necessity
• Unit II - Legislative Power of Administration - Doctrine of Vice of excessive Delegation - Judicial and Parliamentary control over delegative legislation - Advantages and disadvantages of delegated legislation - Exclusion of Judicial Review of Delegated Legislation, Administrative directions.
• Unit III - Judicial power of Administration - Tests to determinse when an administrative authority required to act judicially - Doctrine of Bias - Doctrine of Audi Altrem Partem - Reasoned decision - Exceptions to Natural Justice - Effect of non-compliance with rules of Natural Justice - grounds on which decision of quasi-judicial authority can be flaged before Supreme Court
• Unit IV - Administrative Discretion - Grant and exercise of discretion - Judicial review of Administrative Discretion, Control of Administrative Action - Judicial Control - Public Law and Private Law Remedies - distinction
• Writs - Theory, Practice and Procedure - ouster clause
• Liabilities of the state in the province of Contract and Tort - Constitutional Tort Doctrine of Promissory Estoppels - Doctrine of legitimate expectation - Doctrine of proportionality
• Unit V - Corporate and Public Undertakings - Control of statutory corporations and public undertakings - Administrative deviance - Corruption and mal administration - Control mechanism
• Ombudsman in India (Lokpal and Lokayukta) - Central Vigilance Commission - Parliamentary Committees - Commission of Enquiry

Prescribed Books

• M.P.Jain & S.N.Jain, Principles of Administrative law, latest edition

Reference Books

• Wade, Administrative Law, latest edition
• S.P.Sathe, Administrative Law, latest edition
• I.P.Massey, Administrative Law, latest edition