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IMPORTANCE OF DELEGATED LEGISLATION

  India works on flexible form of separation of powers such that three wings of the government perform their duties within their own realm as well as keep a check on each other by intervening in their functions. Administrative authorities came up in India with the change of state function from police state to welfare state. Thus legislature, executive and Judiciary were not able to handle increased state functions and delegated legislation concept evolved as a result of this welfare function. The legislature delegated subsidiary function related to law making to these administrative authorities which came to be known as delegated legislation. Subsequently these authorities work under boundaries and objects set by the parent legislature. With the advent of delegated legislation as well administrative authorities the government was able to keep pace with increased state functions and efficiency of legislature. Delegated legislation does not work on its own, there is Parliamentary as well