MEANING,SCOPE AND IMPORTANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

TWENTIETH

CENTURY RAPID GROWTH OF ADMINISRATIVE LAW. TODAY STATE IS NOT MERELY A POLICE STATE EXERCISING SOVERIGN FUNCTION. BUT TODAY IT SEEKS TO ENSURE SOCIAL SECURITY AND SOCIAL WELFARE FOR COMMON MAN. IT REGULATES THE INDUSTRIAL RELATION, EXERCISE CONTROL OVER THE PRODUCTION,MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES. IT ENSURES EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK. IT LOOKS AFTER THE HEALTH ,EDUCATION,ETC OF ITS CITIZEN. CONCLUSION-IT TAKES CARE OF ITS CITIZENS FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE.

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IMPORTANCE

OF

DEFINITION-DIFFERENT APPROACH ONE-IT IS THE LAW RELATING TO CONTROL OF

POWER OF GOVT. OTHER-IT ENSURES GOVT ACCOUNTABILITY AND FOSTER PARTICIPATION BY INTERESTED PARTIES IN DECISION MAKING PROCESS IVOR JENNINGS-IT IS THE LAW RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION. IT DETERMINES THE ORGANISATION,POWER &FUNCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES.[WIDELY ACCEPTED DEFINITION]

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GRIFFITH AND STREET-CRITICISE ABOVE
IT DOES NOT DISTINGUISH ADMIN LAW FROM

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IT IS VERY WIDE. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO AGGRIEVED PERSON WHEN HIS RIGHTS ARE VIOLATED.

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WADE-IT IS THE LAW RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF

GOVT POWER.[POWERFUL ENGINES OF AUTHORITY MUST BE PREVENTED FROM RUNNING AMOK] K.C.DAVIS-IT IS THE LAW CONCERNING THE POWERS AND PROCEDURES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES,INCLUDING ESPECIALLY THE LAW GOVERNING JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. CRITICISM-IT PUTS EMPHASIS ON PROCEDURE NOT ON SUBSTANTIVE LAW. IT PUTS EMPHASIS ON JUDICIAL REVIEW NOT PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL OF DELEGATED LEGISLATION.

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GARNER-ADMIN LAW MAY BE DESCRIBED AS

THOSE RULES WHICH ARE RECOGNISED BY THE COURTS AS LAW AND WHICH RELATE TO AND REGULATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT. JAIN&JAIN-IT DEALS WITH STRUCTURE,POWER AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINSRATIVE AUTHORITIES

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IT FIXES THE LIMITS OF

POWERS OF THOSE

AUTHORITIES IT PRESCRIBES THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY THESE AUTHORITIES. IT CONTROLS THESE AUTHORITIES THROUGH JUDICIAL &OTHER MEANS.

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MAIN OBJECTS OF STUDY IS TO UNRAVEL THE

WAY ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES COULD BE KEPT WITHIN THEIR LIMITS SO THAT DISCRETIONARY POWERS MAY NOT BE TURNED INTO ARBITRARY POWER.