LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 7 Administrative Law Jan 2024 75/25 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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Q.1 Answer any six in two sentences 12 Marks

1. (1) Definition of Administrative Law by Ivor Jennings.
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2. (2) What are various sources of administrative law?
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3. (3) Explain the writ of prohibition.
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4. (4) Explain the Doctrine of Procedural Ultra vires.
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5. (5) Explain the doctrine of estoppel.
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6. (6) State any two function of Parliamentary Committee.
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7. (7) State two function of civil service.
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8. (8) Define public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
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Q.2 Write Short Notes on any two 12 Marks

1. (1) Parliamentary or Government Control over Public Corporation
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2. (2) Ridge v/s Baldwin
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3. (3) Red Light Theory of Administrative Law
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4. (4) Salient features of Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013
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Q.3 Answer any two situational based questions 12 Marks

1. (1) A complaint was given by some girl students of a college that some boy's students of their college entered and misbehaved in the ladies hostel. The enquiry committee recorded their statement of the girl in the absence of the boys and expelled the boys from the college.
   • (a) Is the decision of the committee valid? Give reason.
   • (b) Cite the relevant case law.
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2. (2) Dr. Boham, a doctor of Cambridge University was fined by the College of Physicians for practicing in the city of London without the license of the College. The statute under which the College acted provided that the fines should go half to the King and half to the College.
   • (a) Explain the principle involved in the above case.
   • (b) Explain the various kind of bias.
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3. (3) A statute enabled the Market Committees to retain the fee levied and collected by them from licenses in excess of the leviable amount if the burden of such fee was passed on by the licensees to purchasers. The validity of the said provision was challenged.
   • (a) Cite the relevant case law.
   • (b) Explain Doctrine of unjust enrichment.
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4. (4) 'Berry' developer and builder had an agreement with Government and Metropolitan Development Authority under which developer was allowed to develop certain acres of land to construct affordable houses for middle class people in Delhi city and hand over part of them to the State Government. But it was found that Mr. Berry had built palaces for those who can afford Bentley and Mercedes (rich people).
   • (a) Is this act of the builder liable to be challenged in High Court or Supreme Court under PIL and what type of writ can be issued?
   • (b) Explain the concept of Public Interest Litigation.
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Q.4 Answer any three in detail 39 Marks

1. (1) Discuss the nature, scope and reasons for the growth of administrative law.
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2. (2) Explain the concept of delegated legislation and Constitutional Validity of Delegated Legislation with relevant case laws.
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3. (3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of tribunals and explain the salient Features of Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021?
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4. (4) Explain the concept of corporation. Discuss its characteristic and classification.
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5. (5) Explain the concept of sovereign immunity in the light of Vidhyawati v/s State of Rajasthan case.
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