Background
Overview
This concept is essential for understanding governance, the rule of law, checks and balances, and the functioning of statutory bodies. It's a recurring theme in GS2 (Polity & Governance) concerning administrative accountability and citizen rights, often involving land laws and urban development challenges.
Administrative law governs the activities of administrative agencies of government, dealing with the powers and procedures of administrative bodies and their relationship with the public. Urban planning laws, a subset of administrative law, regulate land use and development to ensure orderly growth, often enforced by statutory bodies like development authorities. Judicial review provides a crucial check on administrative actions, allowing courts to examine the legality, rationality, and procedural fairness of decisions made by executive and administrative bodies.