same unless the punishment was grossly
disproportionate. The punishments awarded satisfied the Wednesbury rules.
On the other hand, learned Amicus Curiae argued that ... applicability of
one or other of the well known principles known as Wednesbury principles.
(See Associated Provincial Picture Houses v. Wednesbury Corporation
England on
the question of judicial review of administrative action.
The Wednesbury Case (1948):
This case is treated as laying down various basic
principle relating ... judgment of Lord Greene in Associated Provincial
Picture Houses Ltd. vs. Wednesbury Corporation [9148 (1)
K.B. 223(p.229)]. It reads as follows
furnishing", we shall point out, by the application of Wednesbury principles, that the order of censure dated 8.4.80 must be held to be vitiated ... India v. G. Ganayutham 1997(7) SCC 463 the applicability of Wednesbury rules while judging the validity of punishments inflicted in disciplinary actions
routine matter.
Lord Greene said in 1948 in the famous Wednesbury case (1948 (1) KB 223)
that when a statute gave discretion to an administrator ... England is, however,
recent. Administrative action was traditionally being tested on
Wednesbury grounds. But in the last few years, administrative
action affecting the freedom
appears to have been somewhat relaxed to
the extent of application of Wednesbury rule
whenever there is a change in policy and we shall ... decision maker can sustain
the change in policy by resort to Wednesbury
principles of rationality or whether the Court can
go into the question whether
routine matter.
Lord Greene said in 1948 in the famous Wednesbury case
(1948 (1) KB 223) that when a statute gave discretion to an
administrator ... England is, however,
recent. Administrative action was
traditionally being tested on Wednesbury
grounds. But in the last few years,
administrative action affecting the freedom
contentions that the order was
politically motivated and mala fide but applying Wednesbury's principle of
unreasonableness the Court held that the decision ... submitted that the High Court
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has wrongly applied the principle of Wednesbury unreasonableness. Learned
counsel placed reliance on the judgments of this Court
routine matter.
Lord Greene said in 1948 in the famous Wednesbury case
(1948 (1) KB 223) that when a statute gave discretion to an
administrator ... England is, however,
recent. Administrative action was
traditionally being tested on Wednesbury
grounds. But in the last few years,
administrative action affecting the freedom
routine matter.
Lord Greene said in 1948 in the famous Wednesbury case (1948 (1)
KB 223) that when a statute gave discretion to an administrator ... England is, however, recent. Administrative action
was traditionally being tested on Wednesbury grounds.
But in the last few years, administrative action
affecting the freedom
Thames London Borough Council & Ors.4 while
laying down that the Wednesbury reasonableness test alone
was applicable for finding out if the change from ... discretionary decision by a public authority, must not
transgress Wednesbury principles....."
35. Now, we consider the decisions of this Court. In
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