LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Administracinis procesas; Teisėtumo principas; Viešasis administravimas. Keywords: Administrative procedure; Legality; Public administration.Reikšminiai žodžiai: Administracinė procedūra; Atšaukimas; Teisėtumas; Administracinė diskrecija; Administrative procedure; Revocation; Legality; Administrative discretion.
ENFor some, revocation of an administrative decision arises doubts, for others, it is a legal measure ensuring that public administration entities are able to respond to changing circumstances and adopt not only legitimate, but also fair decisions by striking a balance between private and public interests. This paper aims to analyse the choice of Lithuania with respect to the implementation and application of the public administration entities right to revoke its previously adopted administrative decision. In order to achieve this goal, the results of analysis of the role of the principle of legality and administrative discretion in the decisionmaking process, legal regulation of public administration and caselaw are revealed. The analysis will show that there is room for the possible systematisation of the administrative procedures, aiming to ensure that public administration entities are able to respond to the ongoing changes in order to fulfil the objectivities based on which the particular public administration entities were established. [From the publication]