The doctrine of Legitimate Expectation is one of the tools which is used by the Courts to review the executive actions. This doctrine deals with the relationship between an individual and a public authority. According to this doctrine, a person has a reasonable expectation to be treated in a particular way by the administrative authorities…
Administrative law is the law that governs the administrative actions. As per Ivor Jennings- the Administrative law is the law relating to administration. It determines the organisation, powers and duties of administrative authorities. It includes law relating to the rule-making power of the administrative bodies, the quasi-judicial function of administrative agencies, legal liabilities of public…
There are significant differences between Administrative law and Constitutional law. A Constitution is the supreme law of the land. No law is above the constitution and hence must satisfy its provisions and not be in its violation. Administrative law hence is subordinate to constitutional law. In other words, while Constitution is the genus, administrative law…
The most famous exposition of the concept of rule of law has been laid down by A.V. Dicey (Law of the Constitution) who identifies three principles which together establish the rule of law: The absolute supremacy or predominance of regular law as opposed to the influence of arbitrary power. Equality before the law or the…
ARTICLE: WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS The Constitution of India is the fundamental law of the nation which lays down rules and regulations to safeguard the rights of people and impose obligations on them. This set of basic principles is considered as the protection and custodian of the fundamental rights guaranteed to the people. One such…
WHAT IS SOVEREIGNTY ? The term sovereignty has been derived from Latin word SUPERANUS which means supreme. Sovereignty means that the country is independent. People of sovereign country follow the rules that are made by their representatives and no foreign power can impose its decision on the country. Sovereignty is the common power of the…
The basic function of Parliament is to make laws and there is a detailed process laid down for making the laws. All legislative proposals have to be brought in the form of Bills before Parliament. A Bill is a statute in draft and cannot become law unless it has received the approval of both the…
As on 17th July, 2021, in Delhi’s Karkadooma court in courtroom no 66, one Rakesh, a resident of Shashtri Nagar, got annoyed with his matter pending since 2016. According to the sources, Rakesh broke computers & furniture while shouting the famous dialogue “ Tarikh pe Tarikh”. Rakesh appeared to be flustered with the long dates…
The words “socialist” and “secular” were not included in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution when it was first written in 1950. The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 amended the Preamble to include these words. Prior to this Amendment, the Supreme Court ruled in Keshavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala that the Preamble is a…
INTRODUCTION: Article 21 guarantees each individual right to life and individual freedom. Both the terms, life and individual freedom has been given an exceptionally extensive and wide abundancy covering an assortment of rights. Its hardship is just conceivable through the technique set up by law. The articulation “life” has been comprehensively deciphered by the Supreme…
