On the Essence and Effect of the Time Limit of Order for Performance in Administrative Litigation —Analysis of the Ferry Administrative License Case of Qidong Fasheng Shipbuilding Engineering Co., Ltd. v. Qidong People’s Government
In administrative litigation, the people’s court orders administrativeorgans to fulfill their statutory responsibilities, which is a remedy foradministrative inaction caused by the administrative counterpart, and is alsoan important measure for substantive resolution of administrative disputes.Ordering the performance of statutory duties is the result of the intersection ofjudicial power and administrative power. Judicial power directly supervises andadjusts the exercise of administrative power through the procedural value andeffectiveness of the performance period. The law does not have clear provisionson how the people’s court determines the performance period, resulting inunclear standards when judging the legality of administrative actions taken byadministrative organs within the performance period. The people’s court shouldfully utilize its judicial discretion, determine a timely and feasible time limit forperformance in accordance with legal norms and specific case situations.