Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Administrative Law · January/February 2014
January/February 2014 · Administrative Law · Semester 3
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) II Year III Semester Examination, January / February 2014
Subject: LAW
PAPER - III: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Code No.: 793 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Write short notes on any FIVE of the following.
1. Welfare State.
2. Droit Administratiff.
3. Henry VIII clause.
4. Writ of Prohibition.
5. PIL.
6. Promissory Estoppel.
7. Public corporations.
8. Post-Decisional Hearing.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following.
9. Explain the concept of 'Separation of Powers', and distinguish it from that of 'checks and Balances'.
10. Describe in detail the classification of Administrative functions.
11. Explain the rule of fair hearing with the help of decided cases.
12. What is Administrative Discretion? Explain the need for and methods of its control.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following.
13. A prisoner in Tihar jail filed a PIL complaining about the brutal attack and assault by head warden on
a fellow prisoner. Is such PIL maintainable? Decide with reason.
14. A constable was assaulted by a DSP. The government appointed the same DSP as the Inquiry officer.
Is such decision valid? Decide with reasons.
15. A practising advocate challenged the constitutionality of a provision of the Administrative Tribunals
Act, 1985 which made the decisions of the tribunals immune from the High Court's jurisdiction. Decide
with the help of the law laid down by the Supreme Court on the point.
16. A Government Department confiscated certain perishable goods of a private citizen on the ground
that they were black marketed. They were not sold off during the investigation, which revealed that
there was no black marketing. In the meantime the goods perished. Can the private citizen sue the
government for damages?