Classification of Administrative Actions

1. Rule making action or quasi-legislative functions

2. Rule decision action or quasi-judicial functions
3. Rule application action or administrative functions

1.Rule making action or quasi-legislative functions:

• Legislative functions vested with the legislature (Parliament and State
legislature)
• Legislative action of the administration consist of making rules,
regulations, bylaws etc.
-fixation of price (Union of India v. Cynamide India Ltd.)
-declaration of a place to be a market yard (Ramesh Chandra v. State of
Maharashtra)
-establishment of a municipal corporation under statutory provision
(Sundarjas Kanyalal v. Collector, Thane)
- Extension of limits of a town area committee (Tulsipur Sugar Company
Ltd. v. Notified Area Committee)
2. Rule decision action or quasi-judicial functions:
-disciplinary proceedings against student (Bhagwan v. Ram Chand)
-dismissal of an employee on the ground of misconduct ( Ridge v. Baldwin)
-cancellation, suspension, revocation or refusal to renew license or permit by
licensing authority (Fedco Ltd. v. Bilgrami)

• State Information Commission/Central Information commission

• National/State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission/District Forum
• Deputy Registrar, Asst. Registrars of Co-operative Societies
• NHRC/SHRC
• Competition Commission of India
• Appellate Tribunal of Electricity
• Railway Claims Tribunal
• Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
• Intellectual Property Appellate Tribunal
• Banking Ombudsman
• Insurance Ombudsman
• SEBI (Securities and Exchange Broad of India)
3.Rule application action or administrative functions:
• Administrative functions are those other than the
legislative and judicial functions
-issuance of directions to subordinate officers not having
the force of law (Nagarajan v. State of Mysore)
-preventive detention (A.K.Gopalan v. State of Madras)
-Acquisition or requisition of property (Province of
Bombay v. Khusaldas Advani)
-Action setting up a commission of inquiry (Ram Krishna
Dalmia v. Tendolkar)
-Entering names in the register of police (Malak Singh v.
State of Punjab and Haryana)