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Krishnadatt Awasthy v. State of M.P. & Ors.

Panchayat Raj Act Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993 – Principle of natural justice

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
29 Jan 2025
Citation
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1173
Case no.
CIVIL APPEAL No. 4806/2011
Bench
Hrishikesh Roy, Sudhanshu Dhulia, Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

Issue for consideration

Whether the selection is vitiated for violation of the first limb of natural justice i.e. rule against bias; whether it is a case of violation of the principle of audi alteram partem and is demonstration of prejudice necessary to succeed with a claim of violation of alteram partem; whether the breach of the principle of audi alteram partem at the original stage can be cured, at the revisional stage.

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