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Sunrise Traders Ltd. challenges before a High Court an order of a State tax authority that imposes a penalty on it. The dispute chiefly concerns which branch of law?
The dispute is mainly about administrative law, which is public law. One party is a State tax authority exercising statutory power over a company, so the matter concerns the relationship between the State and an individual rather than a private right between equals.
- AAdministrative law, a part of public lawCorrect
- BLaw of contract, a part of private law
- CFamily law, a part of private law
- DLaw of torts, a part of private law
Explanation
The dispute is between a private company and a State authority exercising statutory powers. Such a dispute about the powers and actions of government bodies falls under administrative law, which is public law. Private law would apply only if the parties were equals dealing on private rights.
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