The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) is a premier national law university consistently ranked as one of India’s top legal educational institutions. It was established under the WBNUJS Act, 1999 (West Bengal Act IX of 1999). It is a university within the meaning of subsection (f) of Section 2 and Section 12-B of the UGC Act, 1956, and has permanent affiliation from the Bar Council of India. Over the years, NUJS has produced several outstanding lawyers and scholars. With a rich set of faculty and students from diverse backgrounds, drawn from almost all corners of India, the academic community of the law school has made a name for itself in more than one field of law. This establishes an aura of excellence, devotion to the highest standards of academic integrity, and commitment to duty of service to one and all.
With the development of society and growing complexity between the relationship of the administrative authorities and the people, strict conformity with Administrative law has become very indispensable to the society. In order to regulate these complex, relations, some law is necessary, which may bring about regularity certainty and at the same time may check the misuse of powers vested in the administration. With the growth of the society, particularly in the Indian context, its complexity has increased manifold and thereby presenting new challenges to the administration and we can have the appraisal of the same only when we make a comparative study of the duties of the administration in the ancient times with that of the modern times.
There is an increasing and timely interest in Indian administrative law, both amongst scholars of Indian law, as well as comparativist scholars of public law. This Conclave aims to lay the foundation for further research on Indian administrative law and promote work in this vital field, especially amongst early career researchers. It will explore foundational questions in the field, with a focus on distinctive features of Indian administrative law (compared with administrative law in other common law jurisdictions). The emphasis shall be upon administrative rules and policies concerning the executive, judiciary and the people of the country. Diverse methods and approaches to administrative law including doctrinal, critical, normative/philosophical, empirical, historical, etc will be discussed. Primary areas of focus will include –
- Comparative Administrative Law – Relational Theory as the basis to determine issues of Public Law
- Proportionality Jurisprudence in Indian Administrative Law
- Doctrine of Legitimate Expectations, Development of Wednesbury Principles, Doctrine of Legitimate Expectations
- Executive Rule Making & Guiding Administrative Principles
- Rule of Law & Role of Judiciary: Check on Arbitrary Exercise of Powers
- Good Governance: Public Participation in decision making and observing Principles of Transparency
- Shift from Public Liability to Individual Liability in the Administration
- The LokPal & Lokayukta Acts: Effectiveness in ensuring accountability of public officials
- Covid-19: Administrative Law & Regulatory Powers in times of Crisis
- Future of Administrative Law in India: Scope for Researchers
DATE OF THE CONFERENCE – 19TH – 20TH FEBRUARY, 2022 [SATURDAY & SUNDAY]
PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE ACADEMICIANS, LEGAL PRACTITIONERS, LAW TEACHERS, RESEARCHERS, NGOS AND STUDENTS
REGISTRATION FORM: HTTPS://FORMS.GLE/4RBB5F2FCYMHSUGB8
For More Details Click HERE
