Second-year, Third-semester study resources.
Unit-II: Promoters, Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association, Ultra Vires, Indoor Management & Prospectus 1. Promoters and Pre-Incorporation Contracts A. Who is a Promoter? (Section 2(69)) B. Pre-Incorporation Contracts 2. Charter Documents: Memorandum of Association (MoA) A. Meaning and Significance B. Compulsory Clauses in MoA (Section 4) 3. Doctrine of Ultra Vires A. Meaning and…
Unit-I: Corporate Personality, Characteristics, Kinds of Companies, Incorporation & Lifting the Corporate Veil 1. Meaning, Definition, and Nature of a Company A. Statutory Definition B. Classic Case Law Affirming Corporate Personality 2. Characteristics of a Company 3. Kinds of Companies 4. Registration and Incorporation of a Company (Chapter II, Companies Act, 2013) 5. Doctrine of…
Unit Number Core Topic / Subject Range Key Statutes & Principles Core Description / Subject Matter Unit-I Nature, Scope, Evolution & Relationship Jennings, Wade, Ram Jawaya Definition of administrative law, transition to welfare states, and distinction from constitutional law. Unit-II Rule of Law & Separation of Powers Dicey’s Pillars, Montesquieu Supremacy of law, equality, and…
Unit-V: Remedies against the State, Writs, Lokpal/Lokayukta, RTI, State Liability, Promissory Estoppel & Administrative Tribunals 1. Constitutional Remedies and Writs (Articles 32 and 226) A. Constitutional Safeguards B. The Five Prerogative Writs 2. Anti-Corruption Mechanisms: Lokpal and Lokayuktas 3. Right to Information (RTI Act, 2005) 4. Liability of the State in Torts and Contracts A….
Unit-IV: Judicial Control of Administrative Action, Natural Justice, Administrative Discretion & Wednesbury Principle 1. Judicial Control of Administrative Action A. Meaning and Constitutional Basis B. Primary Grounds of Judicial Review Courts do not review administrative decisions on their merits (they do not act as appellate courts substituting executive choices); instead, they review the decision-making process…
Unit-III: Classification of Administrative Functions & Delegated Legislation 1. Classification of Administrative Functions As modern administrative agencies expand, they exercise diverse powers that defy strict traditional compartmentalization. Administrative functions are broadly classified into four major categories: A. Legislative Functions (Rule-Making) B. Quasi-Judicial Functions (Administrative Adjudication) C. Administrative Functions (Pure Executive / Executive Action) D. Ministerial…
Unit-II: Rule of Law (Dicey’s Principle & Modern Trends) & Separation of Powers (UK, USA and India) 1. The Rule of Law A. Meaning and Philosophical Foundations B. A.V. Dicey’s Classical Formulation of the Rule of Law In his seminal work Law of the Constitution (1885), A.V. Dicey propounded three classic pillars of the Rule…
Unit-I: Nature, Scope, Definition, Evolution, Reasons for Growth & Relationship with Constitutional Law 1. Meaning and Definition of Administrative Law A. Conceptual Meaning B. Classical Definitions by Eminent Jurists 2. Evolution of Administrative Law 3. Reasons for the Growth of Administrative Law 4. Relationship Between Administrative Law and Constitutional Law A. Conceptual Interconnection B. Key…
Unit Number Core Topic / Subject Range Key Provisions / Statutes Core Description / Subject Matter Unit-I Property Concepts, Conditions & Interests Sections 1 to 37 TPA Corporeal/immovable property, restraints on alienation, vested vs. contingent interests, rule against perpetuity. Unit-II Doctrines: Election, Ostensible Owner & Lis Pendens Sections 35 to 53A TPA Doctrine of election,…
Unit-V: Easements, Lease vs. License, Wills & Testamentary Succession 1. Easements (Indian Easements Act, 1882) A. Definition and Meaning of Easement (Section 4) B. Acquisition of Easements 2. Distinction Between Lease and License Feature / Dimension Lease of Immovable Property License Transfer of Interest Creates an interest in the property (transfers a right of ownership…