Case book of Administrative law

The Administrative Law is by and large unwritten and judge-made law. In a way it is the law school law built upon the constitutional framework and on the basis of the essential features of the constitutional system. This branch of law is the law of administrative powers, functions and actions, adminis trative process and procedure. It is the law of the administra tive, parliamentary and judicial control of administrative discre tion and procedure; and redressal of grievences of the citizens against maladministration, administrative excesses and abuse of power. The progressive judicialisation of administrative process and the growing insistence upon observance of rules of natural justice has made ever greater demand for Judicial control of administrative action. The knowledge of Administrative Law is necessary not only for the administra tor, but also for the lawyers, the judges, and the law students who will be the future administrators. For the law students, and those intending to enter into the Central and State services its study is a "Must" for purely professional and service consi derations. This is amply borne out by the fact that the Union Public Service Commission has recently introduced a paper on this subject as a law paper for the All India competitive examinations. The growing recognition of the subject is reflected even in the revised syllabi of certain law schools. It is already a compulsory subject for LL.B Courses of the Law Faculties of a number of Universities.

The course in administrative law can best be given by the case method instruction. Therefore. no apology is needed for this case book. The readers may with generosity regard it as a supplement to the book on the subject by one of the present authors.