Supreme Court of India

Government of Mysore & Ors. v. J. V. Bhat, Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1975] 2 S.C.R. 407
Bench P. Jaganmohan Reddy, M. H. Beg and A. Alagl.Riswami JJ.
Decided 14 October 1974

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What the Court ordered

We hold that sec­ tions 3, 9 and 12(l)(a) and (b) are valid but the three notifications, already referred to, are bad as the affected perspns were not given an opportunity of making representations against them.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

c Natural justice-Mysore Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act 1958- Vol/d/ty of the 11ot/ficat/011s Issued under the Act-Principles of Natural iust/ce­ Whetlrer can be Implied when tire statute Is silent-Natural justice for sub/ect/l'e sails· faction of an adm/11/strat/l'e bodr. 1,'he ,Provisions .of ~ctions. 3., 9, 12 and 15 of the Act were challenged as un. cons11tut1onal for v1olatmg prmc1ples of natural justice. Section 3(1) reads as under : "(I). where the competent authority upon report from any of its officers or other information in its possession is satisfied that- . (a) the

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