detailed step by step syllabus to cover major topics of adminsitartive law

1. 123 Annexure ‘CD – 01’
Course Title: Administrative Law
Course Code: LAW 203
Credit Units: 4
Level: UG
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
L T P/S SW/FW PSD
A
TOTAL
CREDIT
UNITS
3 - - 2 1 4
U T T A R P R A D E S H

2. 1. Definition, importance and scope of Administrative Law
2. Reasons for growth of administrative law
3. Droit Administraiff.
4. Rule of Law
5. Separation of Powers
6. Relationship between constitutional law and administrative law
Module II: Delegated Legislation 15
7. Constitutionality of delegated legislation
8. Classification of delegated legislation,
9. Legislative control of delegated legislation: Laying procedures and their efficacy
10. Committees on delegated legislation, their constitution, functions and effectiveness
11. Control Mechanisms of Delegated Legislation: Parliamentary, Procedural and Judicial control of delegated
legislation.
Module III:Administrative Adjudication 10
12. Meaning of administrative adjudication
13. Difference between Courts and Tribunals, Administrative adjudication and Tribunals
14. Advantages of Tribunals
15. Classification of Tribunals: Constitution, powers, procedures and rules of evidence etc.,
16. Principles of good governance- transparency and right to know, Right to Information Act, 2005
17. Principles of good governance Ombudsman,The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013
Module IV: Principles of Natural Justice 20
18. Meaning of Principles of natural Justice
19. Rule Against Bias
20. Audi Alteram Partem
21. Post Decisional Hearing
22. Reasoned Decision
23. Exceptions to Rule of Natural Justice
24. Effect of Breach of Natural Justice.
Module V Administrative Discretion 20
25. Meaning of Discretion and Its Need
26. Control Over Its Mis-Exercise at the Stage of Conferment and Exercise
27. Grounds of Judicial Review: Failure to Exercise Discretion, Abuse of Discretion
28. Wednesbury Principle
29. Doctrine of Proportionality
30. Doctrine of Estoppel
31. Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation

3. Module VI Judicial Review of Administrative Action and New Emerging Trends in Administrative Law 20
32. Nature, Scope and Extent of Power of Judicial Review of the Supreme Court and the High Courts
33. Difference between Judicial Review, Appeal and Revision
34. Difference between Art. 226 and Art. 227
35. Writ Jurisdiction
36. New Emerging Trends in Administrative Law
Course Learning Outcomes:
The outcomes for the course arethat 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:

4. 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
down)
Class Test PSDA Project
Proposals
PSDA Project
Reports
PSDA Viva Attendance
End Term Examination
(60%)
Total
Weightage (%) 10% 5% 10% 10% 5% 60% 100%
Lab/ Practical/ Studio Assessment:N/A
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment
(____ %)
End Term Examination
(____ %)
Components (Drop down NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Weightage (%) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Mapping Continuous Evaluation components/PSDA with CLOs

5. Bloom’s Level > Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
Course Learning
Outcomes
Assessment
type/PSDA
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.
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.