Besides the remedy of writs available under the provisions of the Constitution, there are certain statutes which provide for remedial measures through courts to the aggrieved persons against administrative agencies. These judicial remedies consist of general statutory remedies and specific statutory remedies provided by specific statutes. Under the general statutory remedies, the classical remedy available to any aggrieved person against an administrative authority is by way of filing a civil suit in a court under the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 claiming proper relief. The remedy of civil suits has not lost its significance despite the availability of remedies under writs. Unlike writs, civil suits can better determine enforcement of payment of money or claim of damages arising from a civil liability. Under the Specific Relief Act, 1963 civil suits may be filed for injunctions and declarations. Specific statutory remedies are provided under specific statutes imposing a specific obligation on a person or conferring power on an administrative body.
