West Bengal Legal Service – 2010 – Administrative Law

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West Bengal Legal Service – 2010 – Administrative Law


Total marks – 100                                       Duration – 3 hours

Answer Question No. l and any five from the rest.

1. “Administrative law is a by-product of intensive form of Government.” In the light of above statement examine the reasons for the growth of Administrative Law in India.

2. Examine critically the “Doctrine of Separation of Powers.’
Discuss the scope of the doctrine in today’s context of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation.

3. In our legal system judicative and administrative law-making has become defacto primary and the law-making by the legislature secondary. Examine the factors leading to the growth of administrative rule-making and also mention the classification of Administrative. Rule making Power.

4. Discuss the principle of “Nemo in propria causa judex, esse debet.” Explain the various manifestations of the above principle.

5. “The Strategy of Public Interest Litigation was devised for increasing citizen’s participation in the judicial process for making access to the justice delivery systems to one who could not otherwise reach court for various reasons.” In the light of above statement examine the development of Public Interest Litigation in India.

6. Examine in details the different modes of Public Law Review.

7. Explain the chief characteristics of Statutory Public Corporation. Mention the classification of Statutory Public Corporations. What is the liability of Statutory Corporations in Torts and Contracts.

8. “All Courts are tribunals but all tribunals are not Courts.”
In the light of the above statement examine the procedure and practice of the tribunal. Whether the principle of Res judicata applies to tribunal proceedings ?

9. “Right to know or Right to Information is one of the basic pillars of democracy”. Critically examine the above statement in the light of recent legislative development in the field.

10. Write a critical Essay on “Ombudsman” and its development in India.

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