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Natural
Justice-Applicability-It is not possible to lay down
rigid rules as to when the principles of natural justice are to apply: nor as
to their scope and extent. Everything depends on the subject-matter, the
application of principles of natural justice, resting as it does upon statutory
implication, must always be in conformity with the scheme of the Act and with
the subject-matter of the case. In the application of the concept of fair play
there must be real flexibility. There must also have been some real prejudice
to the complainant; there is no such thing as a merely technical infringement
of natural justice. The requirements of natural justice must depend on the
facts and the circumstances of the case, the nature of the inquiry, the rules
under which the tribunal is acting, the subject matter to be dealt with, and so
forth.
The basic requirement is that there
must be fair play in action and the decision must be arrived at in a just and
objective manner with regard to the relevance of the materials and reasons.(K.L.Tripathi
vs SBI (1984) 1 SCC-43.
Principles
of natural justice are implicit in administrative action even if there is no
express statutory provision in that regard. It is not
permissible to interpret any statutory instrument so as to exclude natural
justice, unless the language of the instrument leaves no option to the Court.
Procedural fairness embodying natural justice is to be implied whenever action
is taken affecting the rights of parties. Liberty Oil Mills v. Union of India,
(1984) 3 SCC 465, 486.
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