Supreme Court of India

M/s. A.S. Motors Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 4 S.C.R. 409
Bench T.S. Thakur and Gyan Sudha Misra JJ.
Decided 21 February 2013

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What the Court ordered

In the result this appeal fails and is dismissed but in the facts and circumstances, without any order as to costs.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

Contract - Termination of, by respondent-authority - Termination challenged on ground that principles of natural justice requiring a fair hearing to the appellant were not complied with - Held: Termination of the contract was preceded by a show-cause notice issued to the appellant and a hearing provided to it by the competent authority - The show-cause notice enclosed with it all relevant documents - Issue of a show-cause notice and disclosure of material on the basis of which action was proposed to be taken against the appellant was in compliance with the requirement of fairness to the

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