Administrative law one liner notes - Part 1

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Government has to administer the State and its people by making various rules and regulations. The working of the government to administer the State is to abide by various administrative laws. Here are some one liners for your notes to prepare any judicial exam.

·         The expression "Administrative Law" may mean two different things, namely,

o   (a) law relating to administration, and

o   (b) law made by the administration.

·         There are again two types of law made by the administration:

o   Rule making - rules, regulations, orders, schemes, bye-laws, etc made by the administrative authorities on whom power to make such subordinate legislation is conferred by a statute.

o   Adjudication - certain administrative authorities have power to decide questions of law and/ or fact affecting particular person or persons generally.

·         Most of such powers to decide questions of law and/ or fact affecting particular person or persons generally are exercised quasi-judicially.

·         Administration is government or a department of government or an agency of the government.

·         Under the Constitution of India the powers of the state are divided between the Union (including the Union Territories) on the one hand and the states on the other hand. 

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One person may sue or defend on behalf of all in same interest O1 R8

Code of Civil Procedure

Rule 8 of Order I of CPC

¹[8. One person may sue or defend on behalf of all in same interest.—(1) Where there are numerous persons having the same interest in one suit,—

(a) one or more of such persons may, with the permission of the Court, sue or be sued, or may defend such suit, on behalf of, or for the benefit of, all persons so interested;

(b) the Court may direct that one or more of such persons may sue or be sued, or may defend such suit, on behalf of, or for the benefit of, all persons so interested.

(2) The Court shall, in every case where a permission or direction is given under sub-rule (1), at the plaintiff's expense, give notice of the institution of the suit to all persons so interested, either by personal service, or, where, by reason of the number of persons or any other cause, such service is not reasonably practicable, by public advertisement, as the Court in each case may direct.

(3) Any person on whose behalf, or for whose benefit, a suit is instituted, or defended, under sub-rule (1), may apply to the Court to be made a party to such suit.

(4) No part of the claim in any such suit shall be abandoned under sub-rule (1), and no such suit shall be withdrawn under sub-rule (3), of rule 1 of Order XXIII, and no agreement, compromise or satisfaction shall be recorded in any such suit under rule 3 of that Order, unless the Court has given, at the plaintiff's expense, notice to all persons so interested in the manner specified in sub-rule (2).

(5) Where any person suing or defending in any such suit does not proceed with due diligence in the suit or defence, the Court may substitute in his place any other person having the same interest in the suit.

(6) A decree passed in a suit under this rule shall be binding on all persons on whose behalf, or for whose benefit, the suit is instituted, or defended, as the case may be.

Explanation.— For the purpose of determining whether the persons who sue or are sued, or defend, have the same interest in one suit, it is not necessary to establish that such persons have the same cause of action as the persons on whose behalf, or for whose benefit, they sue or are sued, or defend the suit, as the case may be.]

Foot note:

1. Subs. by Act 104 of 1976, s. 52, for rule 8 (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).

 

Commentaries:

Order I, Rule 8 provides that persons may be impleaded in representative capacity where they are in large number but having the same interest with the provision of the court. [1][2]

Authorities:

[1] Diwakar Shrivastava & Ors. V. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors, AIR 1984 SC 468

[2] http://www.nja.nic.in/16%20CPC.pdf

Commission for scientific investigation O26 R10A

The detailed provisions for issuing commands under Section 75 of CPC are set forth in Order 26 Rule-10A of CPC [1] which are as under;

"Rule 10A- Commission for scientific investigation-(1) Where any question arising in a suit involves any scientific investigation which cannot, in the opinion of the Court, be conveniently conducted before the Court, the Court may, if it thinks it necessary or expedient in the interests of justice as to do, issue a Commission to such person as it thinks fit, directing him to inquire into such question and report thereon to the Court.

(2) The provisions of rule 10 of this Order shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to a Commissioner appointed under this rule as they apply in relation to a Commissioner appointed under rule 9."

 

Commentaries:

A perusal of the rule shows that a discretion has been vested in the Civil Court to get any scientific investigation (Section 75 Clause (e)) conducted only if it needs necessary or expedient in the ends of justice. The basic rationale of this provision is that the Commission is going to held in extracting the truth. There is established procedure known to law that the Commissioner's report form part of the record and the same becomes evidence as a whole in the suit.[1]

It is not safe for a Court to act as an expert and to overrule the elaborate report of a Commissioner whose integrity and carefulness is unquestionable whose careful and laborious execution of task was proved by his report and who had not blankly adopted the assertions of either party.[1] 

Report of a commission appointed by the Court is entitled to be accepted in its entirety as an evidence under Section 45 of the Evidence Act. 

An order passed in the incidental proceedings will have a direct bearing on the result of the suit. [1]

Commissioner whose integrity is unquestionable his elaborate report cannot be overruled by the Court. [1] [2]

A document can be sent to the experts for examination and opinion about the date of printing and the period when it was circulated.[1][3]

Authorities:

[1] The Sunni Central Board Of Waqfs ... vs Gopal Singh Visharad [Allahabad High Court]

[2] AIR 1924 Cal.620, Amrita Sundari Versus Munshi

[3] In 2006 (4) Bom LR 336 Bapu Dhopndi Devkar v. S. Najaokar

Dowry MCQ Part 4

 According to section 498A of IPC any cruelty for dowry to a woman by the husband or his relatives is

a) a non-bailable offence with up to three years jail and fine

b) a bailable offence with up to three years jail and fine

c) an offence with fine up to 5 thousand rupees

d) a non bailable offence with up to seven years jail and fine

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Punishment for Dowry Death is

A. Death Punishment

B. Imprisonment not less than 7 years and may extend to life

C. Imprisonment upto 10 years and fine upto Rs. 50,000/-

D. No imprisonment, only fine.

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Which Court shall try an offence under Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 if the offence is committed in Mumbai?

A. Judicial Magistrate First Class

B. Metropolitan Magistrate

C. High Court

D. Family Court

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Dowry MCQ Part 3

 Dowry Prohibition Officer is appointed by :

(a) The State Government (b) The District Judge

(c) The Chief Justice of High Court (d) The Chief Justice of Supreme Court

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Who ever commits Dowry death shall be punished with :

(a) Five year rigorous imprisonment

(b) Life imprisonment

(c) Imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life

(d) Only fine

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As per the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, when any person is prosecuted for taking or abetting the taking of dowry then the burden of proving that he/she has not committed the offence lies with whom ?

A.The person who is being prosecuted

B.The local counselor

C.The marriage registrar

D.All the above

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According to the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, what is the punishment for giving or taking or demanding or accepting dowry?

a) Up to 5 thousand rupees fine

b) Up to six months imprisonment and / or up to 5 thousand rupees fine

c) Up to three months punishment and/or up to one thousand rupees fine

d) Up to one year punishment and/or up to ten thousand rupees fine

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Dowry MCQ Part 2

 The term Dowry is defined in Section ____ of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

(a) 3 (b) 2

(c) 4 (d) 5

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Dowry means any _______.

(a) Property (b) Valuable Security (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above

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Which section of the Indian Evidence Act, presumes dowry death of a woman ?

(a) Sec. 113-A (b) Sec. 113-B

(c) Sec. 112 (d) Sec. 114

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Section 113-A of the Evidence Act deals with ______.

(a) Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman

(b) Presumption as to dowry death

(c) Presumption as to legitimacy of child

(d) None of the above

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According to Section 304 B, IPC, where the death of woman is caused by any burns or Bodily injury under abnormal circumstances within _____ years of a marriage such death is called dowry death.

(a) Five years (b) Seven years

(c) Ten years (d) None of above

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Indian Parliament has passed the Dowry Prohibition Act, in the year ______.

(a) 1860 (b) 1961

(c) 1923 (d) 1947

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Which of the following is an offence under Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code ?

(a) Dowry death (b) Giving dowry

(c) Taking dowry (d) All of the above

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____ essential ingredients have to be established before the offence under S. 304 B can be established as to dowry death.

(a) Two (b) One

(c) Three (d) Four

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Dowry MCQ Part 1

In special circumstances, the court can impose a sentence of imprisonment for up to ________ months for the offence of offering dowry through advertisement:

A. 6 months B. 8 months

C. 7 months D. 10 months

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Section ______ of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 defines the word ‘Dowry’.

(a) Section 2 (b) Section 3

(c) Section 4 (d) None of above

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Penalty for taking dowry under Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, is

(a) Imprisonment of 5 years and fine from 15,000.

(b) Life imprisonment.

(c) Only fine upto 1 lakh.

(d) None of the above.

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Section 304 B of the Indian Penal Code deals with dowry deaths added by

(a) Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1983.

(b) Amendment Act, 1983.

(c) The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1983.

(d) None of the above.

Note: It is Amendment Act, 1986. Dowry prohibition Act (Amendment Act, 1986 (43 of 1986) with effect from November 19,1986.

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