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Administrative Law exam question: Discuss the tortious and

The question (15 marks)

Discuss the tortious and contractual liability of the Government in India, and the privileges it may claim. (15 marks)

MU Module III, head 3.3; pack ch. 03.

Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.

It tests Unit 3 · Tribunals, Discretion and the Liability of Government of Administrative Law.

Authorities you will need

  • Constitution of India, Article 300(1)
  • Constitution of India, Article 299
  • Constitution of India, Article 14
  • The sovereign and non-sovereign distinction, as judicial construction
  • Constitution of India, Article 300, and the pre-constitutional position it carries forward

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