EBC’s Lectures on Administrative Law by C. K. Takwani – 8th Edition Reprint 2025.
EBC’s Lectures on Administrative Law by C. K. Takwani – 8th Edition Reprint 2025.
Description:
Lectures on Administrative Law by C.K. Takwani (Justice C.K. Thakker) is a widely recognized and utilized textbook on administrative law in India. It’s a particularly popular resource among law students and practitioners.
Here’s why:
- Comprehensive Coverage:Â The book thoroughly examines fundamental principles of administrative law, including delegated legislation, natural justice, and judicial review, with a strong focus on Indian administrative machinery.
- Clarity and Organization:Â The text explains complex concepts in a clear, concise, and logical manner, making them accessible to a broad audience. The latest edition structures the work more methodically by consolidating related doctrines into single chapters.
- Up-to-Date:Â The book is regularly updated with the latest developments in Indian and international jurisprudence, incorporating recent case law and new topics. For instance, the 8th edition covers case law up to 2023, including significant judgments on the doctrine of legitimate expectation.
- Focus on Indian Legal System:Â While encompassing international trends, the book primarily focuses on the application of administrative law principles within the Indian context.
Valuable for Various Audiences: “Lectures on Administrative Law” caters to a wide readership, including LLB and LLM students, administrators, judges, advocates, and researchers.
Table Of Contents:
Table of Cases
Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Basic Constitutional Principles
- Classification of Administrative Actions
- Delegated Legislation (General Principles)
- Delegated Legislation (Controls and Safeguards)
- Natural Justice
- Administrative Tribunals
- Judicial Review of Administrative Discretion
- Judicial and Other Remedies
- Liability of Government
- Public Corporations
Bibliography
Suggested Readings Lecturewise
Subject Index
About the author:
Chunilal Karsandas Thakker (born 10 November 1943) is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. Justice Thakker was born at Mander near Porbandar in the State of Gujarat.
Thakker was appointed as part-time Lecturer in Law in Sir L.A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad, in 1970 and continued as such until he was elevated to Judge of the High Court of Gujarat on 21 June 1990. He was also Acting Governor of the State of Maharashtra from July to October 2002. Thakker was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 7 June 2004
He has written books “Lectures on Administrative Law”, “Civil Procedure” and “Criminal Procedure” which have been appreciated in India as well as in U.S.A. Also revised V. G. Ramchandran’s monumental work “Law of Writs” (1993) and Ratanlal & Dhirajlal’s “Law of Crimes” (2002) (Silver Jubilee Edition).
Details :
- Publisher : Eastern Book Company
- Author : C. K. Takwani
- Edition : 8th Edition Reprint 2025
- ISBN-13 : 9789348179043
- ISBN-10 : 9789348179043
- Language : English
- Binding : Paperback
- No of Pages : 608
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