Introduction to Administrative

Law
Administrative law is the body
of law that governs the activities of
administrative agencies of government
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Administrative law is considered a

branch of public law
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Administrative law deals with the

decision-making of administrative
units of government
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Administrative law part of a
national regulatory scheme in such areas
as police law, international
trade, manufacturing, environment, taxation
etc.
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Administrative law expanded greatly during the
twentieth century, as legislative bodies worldwide
created more government agencies to regulate the
increasingly complex social, economic and political
spheres of human interaction
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This century, the philosophy as to the

role and function of the state has
undergone a radial change. There was
increase in governmental functions.
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Today, the state is required to look after the

health, and morals of people, provide
education to children and takes all the steps
which social justice demands
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Today, the state is not merely a police state,

but as a progressive democratic welfare
state, it seeks to ensure social security and
social welfare for the common man
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Today, the state is required to look after the

health, and morals of people, provide
education to children and takes all the steps
which social justice demands
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Social development have widened

the scope and ambit of
administrative law
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The Administrative law deals with the
structure, functions and powers of
the Administrative organs
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Administrative Law lays down the methods and
procedures which are to be followed by them
during the course of remedies which are
available to the persons whose rights and other
privileges are damaged by their operations
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Thus Administrative law can be studied under the
three heads
Legislative or Rule making
Purely Executive
Judicial or Adjudicative
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Registration of Firms
Legislative/ Rule making – Procedure
Purely Executive – Rejection / party refused to
present before the Registrar
Judicial or Adjudicative – Hearing of Conflicts
Nature of Administrative Law

Administrative Law is a new branch

of law that deals with the powers of
the Administrative authorities
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Administrative law is to separate the way in
which Administrative authorities could be
kept within their limits so that the
discretionary powers may not be turned into
subjective powers
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Administrative law reflects the
manner in which powers are
exercised
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Administrative law provides remedies
which are available to the aggrieved
persons, when those powers are
abused by administrative authorities
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The Administrative process has come to
stay and it has to be accepted as a
necessary evil in all progressive
societies
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The execution and implementation of

unchecked Administrative authorities
may adversely affect the rights of the
citizens
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The actual problem is to reconcile
social welfare with rights of the
individual subjects
Definition of Administrative Law

Many jurist have attempted to characterize

it, but none of the definitions has
completely define the nature, scope and
contents of Administrative Law
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Definition by Ivor Jennings
administrative law is the law relating to the administrative
authorities
1. It is very wide definition
2. It does not distinguish administrative law from
constitution law
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Definition by K. C. Davis
Administrative law as the law
concerning the powers and procedures
of administrative agencies
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Definition by Griffith and Street

The main object of Administrative law is
the operation and control of
administrative authorities
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Improvement To Griffith and Street's

Definition
What are the procedures AND
What are the remedies available
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Definition by Garner
Those rules which are recognized by the
court as law and which relates to and
regulate the administration of government