📘 Public Administration – Paper I
Page–7: Administrative Law
Previous Year Questions & Model Answers
Prepared for UPSC Mains by Shaktimatha Learning
Q1. Explain the meaning and significance of Administrative Law.
Answer Framework:
- Administrative Law regulates powers and functions of administration
- Ensures legality and fairness in administrative action
- Protects citizens from arbitrariness
- Essential for welfare state administration
- Balances authority and liberty
Q2. “Rule of Law is the foundation of Administrative Law.” Discuss.
Answer Framework:
- Concept explained by A.V. Dicey
- Supremacy of law over arbitrary power
- Equality before law
- Judicial protection of rights
- Criticism: rigidity in welfare state context
Q3. Delegated legislation is both a necessity and a danger. Examine.
Answer Framework:
- Meaning: law-making by executive under delegation
- Reasons: technical complexity, time constraints
- Forms: rules, regulations, bye-laws
- Dangers: excessive delegation, misuse of power
- Need for legislative and judicial safeguards
Q4. Examine the role of Administrative Tribunals.
Answer Framework:
- Quasi-judicial bodies for administrative disputes
- Examples: CAT and State Administrative Tribunals
- Advantages: expertise and speedy justice
- Concerns: independence and procedural safeguards
- Judicial oversight by higher courts
Q5. Explain the principles of Natural Justice.
Answer Framework:
- Nemo judex in causa sua – no one should be a judge in own cause
- Audi alteram partem – right to be heard
- Purpose: fairness and impartiality
- Applicability to administrative decisions
- Exceptions and practical limitations
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