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ADMINI ADMINISTRATIVE STRATIVE DISCRE DISCRETIO TION N AND JUDI JUDICI CIAL AL REVI REVIEW EW
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………….4 .D!"inition# $i%!n &' r!no(n!d )ut*or#………………………………………………………+ ,.C)#! -)(#……………………………………………………………………………………….. 4/B)#i# o" di#cr!tion………………………………………………………………………….......0 +. F)ctor# contri&utin$ to t*! $ro(t* o" di#cr!tion………………………………………….... . Judici)- r!%i!(………………………………………………………………………………..12 0. C)#! -)(#……………………………………………………………………………………...11 3. Conc-u#ion……………………………………………………………………………………1
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INDE OF AUT5ORITIES Cases
Aror! %. St!te O+ U.P.....................................................................................................................)( Aror! %. St!te o+ Utt!r Pr!des, AIR )*' S- ))*....................................... ............................... )( -!&/utt! E&e/tri/it" Su00&" -or0or!tio1 %. Wor2ers U1io1............................................................ . -u3!m!& %. -!&i!, AIR )4) S- 45(......................................................................................... 6R. Pr!t!0 Si13 %. St!te o+ Pu17!b................................................................................................ Hrid!" N!r!"!1 %. ITO....................................................................................................................* Pr!t!0 Si13 %. St!te o+ Pu17!b, AIR )*5 P H '8........................................................................8 Se/ret!r" o+ St!te +or Edu/!tio1 9 S/ie1/e Vs Tomeside Metro Borou3 -ou1/i&.......................* S!r0 %. W!2e+ie&d...........................................................................................................................4 Seri++ Amed %. R.T.O Meerut )48............................................................................................* St!te o+ bomb!" %. #.0. 2ris1!1...................................................................................................)( St!te O+ M!dr!s V. S!rti .............................................................................................................)( U1ited St!tes %. Wo1der&i/.............................................................................................................* UOI %. #u&dee0 Si13 '((...........................................................................................................*
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INTRODUCTION
6is/retio1 !s bee1 de+i1ed !s te +reedom or !utorit" to m!2e 7ud3eme1ts !1d to !/t !s o1e sees +it. i.e. to s!", +ree e;er/ise o+ 0o
M. P. Jain, Principles of Administrative Law, 330 (1993).
5 See, William . M!"e#d, The New Collins Concise Dictionary of the English
Language, 319 (l985).
te /o1ditio1!&ities &!id do<1 b" te &!< <i&e e;er/isi13 su/ dis/retio1. Tod!", te ?uestio1 o+ /o1tro& o+ dis/retio1!r" 0o
ri3t or
u1derst!1di13, to dis/er1 bets
stri/t obedie1/e to ru&es o+ st!tute or /ommo1 &!< <i/ im0ose o1 tem ! sim0&e or de+i1ite dut" i1 res0e/t o+ <i/ te" !%e 1o /oi/e. Lord Di=-oc: Co>>!nt on Di#cr!tion in S!cr!t)r' o" St)t! "or Educ)tion < Sci!nc! V# To>!#id! M!tro Borou$* Counci- 4
Te %er" /o1/e0t o+ Admi1istr!ti%e dis/retio1 i1%o&%es ! ri3t to /oose bet
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CASE LAWS 1. S!cr!t)r' o" St)t! "or Educ)tion < Sci!nc! V# To>!#id! M!tro Borou$* Counci- +
Te %er" /o1/e0t o+ Admi1istr!ti%e dis/retio1 i1%o&%es ! ri3t to /oose bet
6is/retio1 sou&d be 3o%er1ed b" ru&e o+ &!<. ,. 5rid)' N)r)')n %. ITO
I1 tis /!se /orre/tio1 o+ /&eri/!& errors !d %. R.T.O M!!rut ?103@
6is/retio1!r" 0o
ibid
* )4) S-R 5C *85 *
+. Unit!d St)t!# %. Wond!r-ic* 0 9@usti/e 6ou3&!s /omme1ted u0o1 te im0ort!1/e o+
Admi1istr!ti%e 6is/retio1. But e st!ted t!t Abso&ute dis/retio1 is ! rut&ess m!ster. It is more destru/ti%e o+ +reedom t!1 !1" oter um!1 i1%e1tio1. . S*)r= %. W):!"i!-d 3 Te
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Auto1om" !1d Le3!&it" Pro/edur!& Im0ro0riet" Pro0ortio1!&it" R!tio1!&it"
F)ctor# Contri&utin$ to t*! $ro(t* o" Di#cr!tion
)C Need o+ /o1tro& i1 te !re! o+
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JUDICIAL REVIEW B"
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s!&& 1ot !/t !s !00e&&!te bod". -ourt is 1ot !1 !00e&&!te !utorit" <ere /orre/t1ess o+ order o+ !dmi1istr!tio1 /!1 be /!1%!ssed. It is 1ot +or te -ourt to 0ut itse&+ i1 te 0&!/e o+ te /o1/er1ed !utorit" !1d de/ide <eter or 1ot it s
Pr!t!0 Si13 %. St!te o+ Pu17!b, AIR )*5 P H '8 8
Te -ourt, i1 te e;er/ise o+ it>s 7udi/i!& re%ie<, is 1ot /o1/er1ed <!tsoe%er
Were te dis/retio1!r" 0o
CASE LAWS 1.
DR. 8r)t)= Sin$* %. St)t! o" 8un)& 129
In Pratap Singh v. State of Punjab11 an #rder #$ s%s&ensi#n #$ a !ivil s%r'e#n as set aside #n te 'r#%nd tat it as a !lear mala!de e*er!ise #$ &#er as it as s#n tat te +ie$ Minister ad &ers#nal anim#sity t#ards im. It as $%rter eld tat $#r estalisin' mala!de, dire!t eviden!e as n#t ne!essary en s%! an in$eren!e as inevitale $r#m te !ir!%mstan!es s#n. -#rmally, i$ te &lea #$ mala!de is n#t taen, te #rder ill a&&ear t# e valid #n te $a!e #$ te re!#rd. +#nse/%ently, te %rden #$ &r#vin' mala!de is #n te &ers#n main' te alle'ati#n. s%ally tere is a &res%m&ti#n in $av#r #$ te administrati#n tat te e*er!ise #$ s%! &#er as in '##d $ait and $#r &%li! enet. 12 #ever te +#%rts ill n#t a!!e&t va'%e and !as%al alle'ati#ns s%''estin' tat a &arti!%lar a!ti#n as taen it an %lteri#r m#tive. It is $#r te &etiti#ner t# !#n!l%sively &r#ve mala!de e*er!ise #$ &#er $ailin' i! te #rder ill e %&eld. 13 . I1 C)-cutt) E-!ctricit' Su==-' Cor=or)tion %. Wor:!r# Union 14/
)( AIR )*5 P H '8
)) AIR )*5 P H '8
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)5 Chugamal v# Chaliha, AI 1941 + 430. )(
Te !utorities !d te dis/retio1 to !
3. Aror) %. St)t! O" U.8.19 In Arora v. State of Uttar Pradesh17 ere te tate #vernment as a%t#rised t# a!/%ire land $#r a !#m&any $#r &%li! &%r&#se and ere it as a!/%ired $#r a Private +#m&any, te +#%rt eld te #rder t# e ad as ased #n irrelevant !#nsiderati#n. e +#%rt !learly s&e!ied tat it as %& t# te +#%rts t# inter&ret &r#visi#ns and n#t $#r te #vernment d# s#. 4. St)t! O" M)dr)# V. S)rt*i 13 9
Se/tio1 )( o+ te I1dustri!& 6is0ute A/t, )4
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)-!&/utt! E&e/tri/it" Su00&" -or0or!tio1 %. Wor2ers U1io1, ) S-- *C 8
)* AIR )*' S- ))*.
)4 Arora v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR )*' S- ))*.
)8 AIR )* S- )'5( ))
!dmi1istr!ti%e !/t !1d te +!/tu!& e;iste1/e o+ te dis0ute !1d te e;0edie1/" o+ m!2i13 ! re+ere1/e i1 te /ir/umst!1/es o+ ! 0!rti/u&!r /!se &)' %. ;.=. :ri#*n)n 1 Se/ )' o+ I1dustri!& 6is0ute A/t st!ted t!t 3o%t. is re?uired to re/ord re!so1s +or 1ot re+erri13 !1" dis0ute to I1dustri!& Tribu1!&. It
C ONCLUSION It !s bee1 re0e!ted&" e&d t!t te -ourts
tem to /omme1t o1 its %!&idit" i1 /!se o+ !1" dis0ute. Te -ourts !%e bee1 %er" /!utious i1 de!&i13
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