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Important Administrative Law Case Laws | Natural Justice, Judicial Review | CLAT PG, UGC NET

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Study 28 important Administrative Law case laws in one lecture: natural justice, rule against bias, judicial review, delegated legislation, legitimate expectation, proportionality, tribunals and constitutional remedies. A Law Easy lecture for LL.B., CLAT PG, UGC NET Law and Judiciary preparation. This is a case-law revision lecture. For the full syllabus, watch the Administrative Law Complete Course: https://youtu.be/JewsWB3p7Z0 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN - How courts control administrative power: fair procedure, bias, reasons, hearing and review. - How delegated legislation is tested, and when delegation becomes excessive. - How Articles 14, 19, 21, 32, 162, 226, 227, 311 and 356 apply in administrative-law disputes. - How to state each case's facts, issue, decision and limits accurately in an exam answer. CHAPTERS 00:00 Samatha v. State of Andhra Pradesh – Tribal Land & Discretion 03:56 S.R. Bommai v. Union of India – Article 356 & Floor Test 07:53 Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India – Fair Procedure 11:26 Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain – Basic Structure 15:02 Ram Jawaya Kapur v. State of Punjab – Executive Power 18:56 Union of India v. Cynamide India – Price Fixing 22:45 A.K. Kraipak v. Union of India – Rule Against Bias 26:24 Ridge v. Baldwin (UK) – Right to Be Heard 30:09 J. Mohapatra & Co. v. State of Orissa – Bias & Necessity 33:51 Gullapalli Nageswara Rao v. APSRTC – Hearing & Decision 37:40 S.N. Mukherjee v. Union of India – Reasoned Decisions 41:22 Mohinder Singh Gill v. Chief Election Commissioner – Reasons 45:07 BALCO Employees' Union v. Union of India – Disinvestment 48:49 Madhyamam Broadcasting (MediaOne) v. Union of India – Sealed Cover 52:34 In re Delhi Laws Act – Delegated Legislation 56:31 Harishankar Bagla v. State of M.P. – Permitted Delegation 1:00:23 Hamdard Dawakhana v. Union of India – Excessive Delegation 1:04:12 Indian Express Newspapers v. Union of India – Newsprint Duty 1:07:52 Harla v. State of Rajasthan – Publication of Law 1:11:25 GCHQ Case (CCSU v. Minister for the Civil Service, UK) 1:15:21 L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India – Tribunals & Judicial Review 1:19:10 FCI v. Kamdhenu Cattle Feed – Legitimate Expectation 1:22:51 Ranjit Thakur v. Union of India – Bias & Proportionality 1:26:25 Om Kumar v. Union of India – Proportionality & Wednesbury 1:30:18 Ramana Dayaram Shetty v. Airport Authority – Article 14 1:34:13 Nilabati Behera v. State of Orissa – Compensation for Custodial Death 1:38:01 Union of India v. Tulsiram Patel – Article 311 Exceptions 1:41:49 Association for Democratic Reforms – Electoral Bonds (2024) IMPORTANT JUDGMENTS BY TOPIC Natural justice and bias: A.K. Kraipak, Ridge v. Baldwin (House of Lords, UK), J. Mohapatra, Gullapalli Nageswara Rao, Ranjit Thakur. Reasons and fair procedure: Maneka Gandhi, S.N. Mukherjee, Mohinder Singh Gill, Madhyamam Broadcasting (MediaOne), BALCO, Union of India v. Cynamide India. Delegated legislation: In re Delhi Laws Act, Harishankar Bagla, Hamdard Dawakhana, Indian Express Newspapers, Harla. Judicial review and discretion: S.R. Bommai, GCHQ (House of Lords, UK), Om Kumar, Kamdhenu (legitimate expectation), Samatha. Executive power and public contracts: Ram Jawaya Kapur, Ramana Dayaram Shetty. Tribunals, remedies and service law: L. Chandra Kumar, Nilabati Behera, Tulsiram Patel. Constitutional limits and accountability: Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain, Association for Democratic Reforms (Electoral Bonds). KEY LEGAL IDEAS (exam notes) - Audi alteram partem: a person affected by an adverse decision should ordinarily get notice and a fair chance to reply. The exact form depends on the statute and the decision. - Nemo judex in causa sua: a decision-maker must not have a disqualifying interest or bias. - Reasoned decisions: reasons help the affected person and the reviewing court; the duty depends on the governing law. - Delegation: the legislature may delegate details, but not its essential legislative function. - Review standards: Wednesbury unreasonableness and proportionality are applied in different settings. - Ridge v. Baldwin and the GCHQ case are English decisions. They are persuasive in India, not binding. LAW EASY RESOURCES Administrative Law notes, case laws, lectures and MCQs: https://www.thelaweasy.com/subject/administrative-law Subscribe to Law Easy for LL.B., CLAT PG, UGC NET Law and Judiciary case-law lectures: https://www.youtube.com/@LawEasyin?sub_confirmation=1 SOURCES (Supreme Court of India) Union of India v. Cynamide India Ltd. (1987): https://api.sci.gov.in/jonew/judis/8752.pdf Hamdard Dawakhana v. Union of India (1959): https://api.sci.gov.in/jonew/judis/274.pdf Ramana Dayaram Shetty v. International Airport Authority of India (1979): https://main.sci.gov.in/judgment/judis/4802.pdf Educational content only, not legal advice. Always read the full judgment before citing it in an exam, pleading or research paper. #AdministrativeLaw #CaseLaws #CLATPG #UGCNETLaw #LawEasy

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