📘 Administrative Law | Latest Edition
✒️ Authored by: Justice C.K. Thakker | Language: English
Administrative Law by Justice C.K. Thakker is one of India’s most authoritative and enduring commentaries on the subject. Blending judicial depth, academic rigor, and practical insight, the book examines the principles and functioning of administrative law in India, situating them within constitutional values of fairness, separation of powers, and rule of law.
🔍 Key Features:
⚖️ Authoritative Commentary – written by a distinguished jurist, offering unmatched clarity on doctrines and practices of administrative law.
🏛️ Core Doctrines Explained – delegated legislation, natural justice, administrative tribunals, judicial review, legitimate expectation, proportionality, and liability of public corporations.
📚 Contemporary Coverage – detailed analysis of landmark Supreme Court judgments, including Royer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Ltd. clarifying direct appeals from tribunals.
📝 Practical Relevance – highlights writ remedies under Articles 226 & 227, showing how individuals can challenge arbitrary state action.
🎯 Balanced Approach – integrates theoretical foundations with real-world governance issues, making it equally relevant to practice and academia.
🆕 Updated Edition – reflects the latest case law, policy debates, and evolving doctrines in Indian administrative law.
💬 Expert Endorsements:
“An excellent book, exhaustive and compelling… it will be a useful adjunct to the works on the subject written by English and American writers.”
— Justice M. Hidayatullah, Former Chief Justice of India & Former Vice President of India
“Justice Thakker has spared no pains to make his own framework for the subject… Public Corporations and Public Interest Litigation are imaginative intellectual innovations, making this work an invaluable contribution.”
— Justice P.D. Desai, Former Chief Justice, Bombay High Court
🎯 Recommended For:
Judges, lawyers & judicial officers
Administrative officers & policymakers in government departments
Heads & officers of institutions subject to writ jurisdiction
Researchers, academicians & law students
Libraries & legal institutions seeking an authoritative text on administrative law
This latest edition of Administrative Law by Justice C.K. Thakker stands as a definitive reference, combining doctrinal clarity, judicial experience, and practical application, making it an indispensable guide for understanding and practicing administrative law in India.
