Tata Cellular vs Union Of India on 26 July, 1994
Its concern should be (1) whether a decision-making authority exceeded its powers ?; (2) Committed an error of law; (3) committed a breach of the rules of natural justice; (4) reached a decision, which no reasonable tribunal would have reached; or (5) abused its powers. The grounds upon which an administrative action is subject to control by judicial review can also be classified as (i) illegality; (ii) irrationality and (iii) procedural impropriety. A decision of a public authority will be liable to be quashed or otherwise dealt with by an appropriate order in judicial review proceedings, where the Court concludes that the decision is such that no authority properly directing itself on the relevant law and acting reasonably could have reached it. This is the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Tata Cellular v. Union of India, (1994) 6 SCC 651.