Kanishka Agrawal, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
ABSTRACT
The roots of Administrative Law in India can be traced back to the integrated and well-structured administration system carried on by the Guptas and the Mauryas to the well-thought administrative system of the British. But in the twentieth century, it grew more distinct and identifiable and is now recognized as a branch of public law. It is regarded as one of the most significant legal developments of the 20th century, despite the fact that it existed in some form in every country with a government as it deals with public administration. The powers and functions of the government present in a country are dealt in by administrative law. It is a legal framework within which public administration is carried out by the administrative agencies of the government. It is wholly a judge-made law with all the strengths and weaknesses of judicial law-making. This article aims to discuss these strengths and weaknesses with special reference to the tussle between executive arbitrariness and judicial arbitrariness inherent in judicial review.
