The landscape of Administrative Law from 2020 to 2024 has been marked by significant judicial pronouncements that have shaped the contours of government accountability, the powers of administrative bodies, and the rights of individuals in their interactions with the state. This period witnessed the Supreme Court of India delivering landmark judgments that clarified the boundaries of administrative discretion, reinforced the principles of natural justice, and underscored the importance of transparency in decision-making processes. In this series, we explore pivotal cases from this era, offering an overview of how the Supreme Court of India has navigated complex issues related to administrative actions and policies. The judgments highlighted in this series reflect the Court’s commitment to ensuring that administrative authorities act within the ambit of law, adhere to procedural fairness, and uphold the principles of accountability and reasoned decision-making.
Deepal
Ananda Patil v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 2023 SC 533
Supreme Court has held that an
adjudicatory body cannot make a decision based on any material unless the
person it concerns has been informed of it and given a chance to respond.
Rajasthan
Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Ltd. V. M/s Arfat
Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd., 2023 SCC OnLine SC 458
Supreme Court has held that if the
Cabinet forms a committee and the committee’s actions are approved by the
Minister and the rest of the Council, it cannot be argued that the State
Government has violated the Rules of Business in its decision-making process.
Orissa
Administrative Tribunal Bar Association v. Union of India, 2023 SCC OnLine SC
309
Article 323A does not preclude the
Union Government from abolishing State Administrative Tribunals. Union
Government did not become functus
officio after establishing the Odisha Administrative Tribunal because the
doctrine cannot ordinarily be applied in cases where the government is
formulating and implementing a policy.
T.
Takano v. Securities and Exchange Board of India, (2022) 8 SCC 162
An adjudicatory body cannot base its
decision on any material unless the person against whom it is sought to be
utilised has been apprised of the same and given an opportunity to respond to
it. The Bench further culled out the relevant principles enumerated as – A
quasi-judicial authority has a duty to disclose the material that has been
relied upon at the stage of adjudication; and The actual test is whether the
material that is required to be disclosed is relevant for the purpose of
adjudication. If it is, then the principles of natural justice require its
due disclosure.
Vijay
Rajmohan v. State, AIR 2022 SC 4974
The three essential constituent
dimensions of accountability – (i) responsibility, (ii) answerability and
(iii) enforceability
Deepika
Singh v. Central Administrative Tribunal, AIR 2022 SC 4108
Maternity leave under CCS Rules can’t
be denied because woman’s husband has two children from his previous
marriage.
Amarendra
Kumar Pandey v. Union of India, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 881
Supreme Court explained the scope of
judicial review of administrative actions on subjective satisfaction. The
Court held that “The action based on
the subjective opinion or satisfaction can judicially be reviewed first to
find out the existence of the facts or circumstances on the basis of which
the authority is alleged to have formed the opinion”
Union
of India v. Alapan Bandyopadhyay, (2022) 3 SCC 133
it is Division Bench of the
jurisdictional High Court alone which may exercise power of judicial review
qua any order of CAT, including order by CAT of transfer of proceedings from
one Bench of CAT to another Bench.
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