7 Differences Between Constitutional & Administrative Law

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Last Topic - Historical back ground of

Constitutional & Administrative Law inPakistan

ConstitutionThe Constitution of 1956

The Constitution of 1962

The Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973

Historical back roun! of "!ministrati#e $a%s in Pakistan

The "!ministrati#e

P"'I(T") *+,-.(+") (CH/+/(

0afai +ohtasibe!eral (er#ice Tribunal

The e!eral +inisterial (tructure "cuirin "!ministrati#e$a%s


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Dierences between Constitutional

& Administrative Law

Constitutional la% an! a!ministrati#ela% both are concerne! %ith functions

of o#ernment both are a part of publicla% in the mo!ern state an! the sourcesof the both are the same 4 TH/ P-,$IC


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Dierences between !!The a!ministrati#e la% isan a!!ition of theconstitutional la%


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Dierences between !!

To the earl /nlish%riters on a!ministrati#e

la% there %as no!ierence bet%eena!ministrati#e la% an!

constitutional la%


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'eith obser#e! 8It isloicall impossible to

!istinuish a!ministrati#efrom constitutional la%an! all attempts to !o so

are articial:


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Infact the !istinctionbet%een the t%o is one of

!eree con#enience an!custom rather than that ofloic an! principle


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The structure of theleislature an! e;ecuti#e

comes %ithin the pur#ie%of the constitutional la%but there functionin

comes %ithin the specialtof a!ministrati#e la%


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Constitutional la% !eals%ith fun!amentals %hile

"!ministrati#e la% !eals%ith !etails


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Constitutional $a% !eals%ith the rihts an!

"!ministrati#e $a% lasemphasis on public nee!


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" stu!ent of a!ministrati#ela% is not concerne! %ithho% a minister isappointe! but onl %ithho% a minister !ischares

his functions in relation toan in!i#i!ual or a roup


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Professor


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The correct position seems tobe that if one !ra%s t%o

circles of a!ministrati#e la%an! a constitutional la% acertain place the mao#erlap an! this area ma be

terme! as >%atershe!= ina!ministrati#e la%


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In Pakistan the source ofconstitutional la% is the

Parliament %hile thesource of a!ministrati#ela% ma be statutesstatutor instrumentsprece!ents an! custom


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Constitutional Law

• "t is t#e supreme and#ig#est law of t#ecountr$! %o law can beregarded above t#e

law of constitution ofPakistan

Administrative Law

• "t is not t#e supremelaw of t#e countr$rat#er it is subordinateto t#e constitutional

law


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Constitutional Law

• T#e constructional lawis alwa$s regarded ast#e class! "t is t#e

main law

Administrative Law

• Administrative law ist#e species ofConstitution law!


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Constitutional Law

• T#is law mainl$ dealswit# various organs ofa state!

Administrative Law

• "t deals wit# t#eorgans of t#e state asmovement!


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Constitutional Law

• "t touc#es all t#ebranc#es of law and

gives guidelines wit#regard to t#e generalprincipal relating toorgani'ation and powersof organs of t#e state(

and t#eir relationsbetween citi'ens andtowards t#e state!

Administrative Law

• "t doesn)t deal wit# all

branc#es of law(rat#er it details wit#t#e powers andfunctions of

administrativeaut#orities!


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Constitutional Law

• "t also gives guidelinesabout t#e intentionalrelations!

Administrative Law

• "t does not deal wit#t#e international law!

"t deals e*clusivel$wit# t#e powers andfunctions ofadministrativeaut#orities!


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Constitutional Law

• "t deals wit# t#egeneral principal ofstate pertaining to all

branc#es!

Administrative Law

• "t deals wit# t#e powersand functions ofadministrative aut#orities(

including services( publicdepartments( localaut#orities and ot#erstatutor$ bodiese*ercising administrative

powers( +uasi ,udicialpowers( etc!


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Constitutional Law

• "t distinguis# t#econstitutional status ofinisters and publicservants!

Administrative Law

• "t is concerned wit#t#e organi'ation of t#eservices or t#eworking of t#e variousgovernment

departments!


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Constitutional Law

• "t imposes certainnegative duties on

administrators( if t#e$are found violating t#efundamental rig#ts oft#e citi'ens and etc! "talso imposes certain

positive duties onadministrators( vi'(implementation ofsocial welfare sc#emes!

Administrative Law

• T#e administrators

#ave to followconstitutional law .rstand ne*t t#eadministrative law!


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Constitutional Law

• T#e constitutionallaws #ave completecontrol on t#eadministrative law and

administrators of t#ecountr$

Administrative Law

• T#e administratorss#ould perform t#eirfunctions wit# #ig#estobedience toconstitutional law!Administrative law is

,ust a subordinate toconstitutional law!


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%e*t Topic - /undamental Constitutionaland administrative Concepts

0ources of 1overnmental Power

Parliamentar$ LegislationDelegated Legislation

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