Case brief index
Administrative Law
79 cases organised by topic.
Introduction to Administrative Law
Development of administrative law, rule of law, separation of powers, relationship with constitutional law
Classification of Administrative Actions
Administrative, legislative, judicial and quasi-judicial actions
Executive Law Making / Delegated Legislation
Delegation of legislative power, permissible delegation, essential legislative function
- In Re: The Delhi Laws Act, 1912, AIR 1951 SC 332
- Hamdard Dawakhana (Wakf) Lal Kuan, Delhi and Another v. Union of India and Others, AIR 1960 SC 554
- Gwalior Rayon Silk Manufacturing (Weaving) v. Assistant Commissioner of Sales Tax and Others, AIR 1974 SC 1660
- Rajnarain Singh v. Chairman, Patna Administration Committee, Patna, and Another, AIR 1954 SC 569
- Lachmi Narain Etc. v. Union of India & Ors., AIR 1976 SC 714
- Harishankar Bagla and Another v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1954 SC 465
- Shama Rao v. Union Territory of Pondicherry, AIR 1967 SC 1480
- Jalan Trading Company (Private Limited) v. Mill Mazdoor Union, AIR 1967 SC 691
- Gammon India Limited and Others v. Union of India & Ors., AIR 1974 SC 960
- Ramesh Birch v. Union of India
- Lalit Kumar Jain v. Union of India
Doctrine of Ultra Vires
Substantive ultra vires, procedural ultra vires, publication of rules, excessive rule-making
- Atlas Cycles v. State of Haryana, AIR 1979 SC 1149
- Dwarka Nath v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi, AIR 1971 SC 1844
- V. Sudeer v. Bar Council of India, AIR 1999 SC 1167
- Bar Council of India v. Bonnie Foi Law College & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 969 of 2023
- Harla v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1951 SC 467
- Raza Buland Sugar Co. Ltd. v. Municipal Board, Rampur, AIR 1965 SC 895
- Govindlal Chhaggan Lal Patel v. Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Godhra and Others, AIR 1976 SC 263
- Banwarilal Agarwalla v. State of Bihar and Others, AIR 1961 SC 849
- Naraindas Indurkhya v. State of Madhya Pradesh and Others, AIR 1974 SC 1232
- M/s. Pankaj Jain Agencies v. Union of India and Others, AIR 1995 SC 360
- Collectors of Central Excise v. New Tobacco Co. Etc., (1998) 8 SCC 250
- Union of India v. Ganesh Das Bhojraj, AIR 2000 SC 1102
- Air India v. Nargesh Meerza
Retrospective Application of Administrative Rules
Retrospective effect, vested rights, rule-making limits
Administrative Directions
Administrative instructions, binding effect, guidelines, executive discretion
- Kumari Regina v. St. Aloysius Higher Elementary School and Another, AIR 1971 SC 1920
- K. M. Shanmugam v. S. R. V. S. Private Limited and Others, AIR 1963 SC 1626
- Union of India v. K. P. Joseph and Others, AIR 1973 SC 303
- B. S. Minhas v. Indian Statistical Institute & Ors., AIR 1984 SC 363
- State of Uttar Pradesh v. Chandra Mohan Nigam and Others, AIR 1977 SC 2411
Judicial Review of Administrative Discretion
Grounds of judicial review, improper purpose, irrelevant considerations, mala fides, discretion
- Hukam Chand Shyam Lal v. Union of India and Ors., AIR 1976 SC 789
- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia v. State of Bihar and Others, AIR 1966 SC 740
- Ashadevi v. K. Shiveraj, Addl. Chief Secretary to the Government of Gujarat, (1979) 1 SCC 222
- Commissioner of Police, Bombay v. Gordhandas Bhanji, AIR 1952 SC 16
- Kesavan Bhaskaran v. State of Kerala, AIR 1961 Ker 23
- Chintaman Rao v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Tata Cellular v. Union of India
Standard of Review
Wednesbury unreasonableness, proportionality, intensity of review
Natural Justice: Fair Hearing and Exceptions
Audi alteram partem, notice, hearing, post-decisional hearing, exceptions to fair hearing
- State of Orissa v. Dr. Binapani, AIR 1967 SC 1269
- G. Kondala Rao v. Registrar, Shri Venkateswara University, AIR 1995 AP 338
- Suresh Koshy v. University of Kerala, AIR 1969 SC 198
- Managing Director, ECL v. B. Karunakar, AIR 1994 SC 1074
- Ravi S. Naik v. Union of India, AIR 1994 SC 1558
- State of Jammu and Kashmir v. Bakshi Gulam Muhammad, AIR 1967 SC 122
- Hira Nath Mishra v. The Principal, Rajendra Medical College, AIR 1973 SC 1260
- J. K. Agarwal v. Haryana Seeds Development Corporation, (1991) 2 SCC 283
- Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, (1978) 1 SCC 248
- Swadeshi Cotton Mills v. Union of India, (1981) 1 SCC 664
- K.I. Shephard v. Union of India
- Canara Bank v. V.K. Awasthy
- S.N. Mukherjee v. Union of India
Rule Against Bias
Nemo judex in causa sua, personal bias, official bias, institutional bias, likelihood of bias
- A. K. Kraipak v. Union of India, AIR 1970 SC 150
- J. Mohapatra and Co. v. State of Orissa, AIR 1984 SC 1572
- D. K. Khanna v. Union of India, AIR 1973 HP 30
- Manak Lal v. Dr. Prem Chand, AIR 1957 SC 425
- State of Uttar Pradesh v. Mohammad Nooh, AIR 1958 SC 86
- G. N. Nayak v. Goa University, AIR 2002 SC 790
- Gullapalli Nageswara Rao v. APSRTC Case I, AIR 1959 SC 308
- Gullapalli Nageswara Rao v. APSRTC Case II, AIR 1959 SC 1376
- Ashok Kumar Yadav v. State of Haryana, AIR 1987 SC 454
- Election Commission v. Dr. Subramanian Swamy, AIR 1996 SC 1810
- Charanlal Sahu v. Union of India
- S. Parthasarathi v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Mineral Development Ltd. v. State of Bihar
Promissory Estoppel
Government promises, enforceability, public authority representations
Legitimate Expectation
Procedural legitimate expectation, substantive legitimate expectation, fairness in policy change
Administrative Adjudication and Tribunals
Tribunalisation, judicial independence, constitutional validity of tribunals