Short Note: Red Light Theory of Administrative Law.

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Introduction The Red Light and Green Light theories of administrative law were propounded by Prof. Carol Harlow and Prof. Richard Rawlings in their book Law and Administration (1984). They are competing normative visions of the role of law vis-à-vis the administrative state. Red Light Theory — Core Idea The Red Light theory views administrative law as a control mechanism to stop the government whenever it oversteps its legitimate powers. The State is seen as a necessary evil, government power as