Administrative delegation refers to the process where a superior authority, such as a government ministry or department, assigns specific powers or functions to subordinate officials or agencies.
AMASRA: 2.18 Section 15. Voluntary contributions.
2.18 Voluntary Contributions: 2.18.1 Bare Act Provision: 15. Voluntary contributions.―The Director-General may receive voluntary contributions towards the cost of maintaining a protected monument and may give orders as to the management and application of any funds so received by him: Provided that no contribution received under this section shall be applied to any purpose […]
Understanding Administrative Authority in Bharat: Key Doctrines and Supreme Court Judgments
This article explores the major doctrines shaping administrative authority, drawing from landmark Supreme Court judgments, in a way that highlights their practical implications and historical development.
AMASRA: 2.17 Section 14. Maintenance of certain protected monuments.
2.17 Section 14 2.17.1 Bare Act Provision: 14. Maintenance of certain protected monuments.―(1) The Central Government shall maintain every monument which has been acquired under section 13 or in respect of which any of the rights mentioned in section 5 have been acquired. (2) When the Director-General has assumed the guardianship of a monument under […]
Administrative Accountability in India: Mechanisms, Laws, and Challenges
Introduction Administrative accountability forms the cornerstone of effective governance in any democratic nation, ensuring that public officials remain answerable for their actions and decisions. In Bharat, a country with a vast bureaucratic apparatus, this concept is vital to prevent abuse of power, foster transparency, and build public trust. It involves mechanisms that hold administrators responsible […]
AMASRA: 2.15 Section 12. Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instrument executed by owner.
2.15 Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instrument executed by owner: 2.15.1 Bare Act Provision: 12. Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instrument executed by owner.―Every person who purchases, at a sale for arrears of land revenue or any other public demand, any land on […]
Accidental Omission in Civil Procedural Law:
The primary legislation guiding civil procedures in Bharat is the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, (“CPC” for brevity).
AMASRA: 2.9 Section 6. Preservation of protected monument by agreement.
2.9 Preservation of protected monument by agreement 2.9.1 Bare Act Provision: 6. Preservation of protected monument by agreement.―(1) The Collector, when so directed by the Central Government, shall propose to the owner of a protected monument to enter into an agreement with the Central Government within a specified period for the maintenance of the monument. […]
AMASRA: 2.7 Section 4A. Categorisation and classification in respect of ancient monuments or archaeological sites and remains declared as of national importance under sections 3 and 4.
2.7 Categorisation and classification in respect of ancient monuments or archaeological sites and remains declared as of national importance under sections 3 and 4 2.7.1 Bare Act Provisions: 1[4A. Categorisation and classification in respect of ancient monuments or archaeological sites and remains declared as of national importance under sections 3 and 4.―(1) The Central Government […]
AMASRA: 2.6 Section 4 Power of Central Government to declare ancient monuments, etc., to be of national importance
2.6 Power of Central Government to declare ancient monuments, etc., to be of national importance 2.6.1 Bare Act Provision: 4. Power of Central Government to declare ancient monuments, etc., to be of national importance.―(1) Where the Central Government is of opinion that any ancient monument or archaeological site and remains not included in section 3 […]