Administrative law

Books of exclusive treatment of the special and specific subject of Administrative Law are amongst the felt needs of the current times in the field of law. The proliferation of statute law, the abundance of case law and the prolixity of problems require deft hands and consummate expertise to delineate, to laymen and lawyers alike, the fundamentals of structure, the essential in detail and the minute matters of nuances....In his handling of the subject of Administrative Law in this book, Justice Thakkar has displayed how a Judge can do justice in full measure to the topic he has chosen despite the constraints of office.

The author has not been parsimonious in the narration of the essential details while dealing with a specified topic, even when the details overlap the discussions under another head. ...Sometimes, there are helpful indications about further discussions which are to follow under cognate topics.....The book is noteworthy for its treatment of the case law. A wide range is covered with the relevant English and American decisions also being referred. On each topic, all relevant decisions of Indian Courts, whether of the pre- or post-independence era, have been digested and discussed. The latest decisions of the apex Court have not been missed. The author has not flinched from the expression of his candid views while discussing such decisions or offering criticism as regards views of the majority or minority, as the case may be, in different cases.