Natural Justice
It is a fundamental requirement of our system of law that all
Tribunals or Authorities vested with the power to adjudicate upon the rights of
parties affecting their rights to life or property, shall comply with the Rules
of Natural Justice. This basic requirement is not an empty formality. Violation
of the Rules of Natural Justice renders the decision void even where the law
provides for an, appeal.
In Ridge v. Baldwin, (1964) AC 40 the House of Lords held that a
decision given without regard to the principles of Natural Justice is void.
In General Medical Council v. Spackman, (1943) AC 627 Lord Wright
said:
"If the principles of
natural justice are violated in respect of any decision, it is indeed, immaterial
whether the same decision would have been arrived at in the absence of the
departure from the essential principles of justice. The decision must be
declared to be no decision."
(Natural
Law is another name for common-sense justice.)
(In the absence of any other law, the
Principles of Natural Justice are followed.)
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