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Natural Justice: Concept, Applicability and Effects Not Complying With The Concept
Natural Justice: Concept, Applicability and Effects Not Complying With The Concept
Natural Justice: Concept, Applicability and Effects Not Complying With The Concept
JUSTICE
Concept, Applicability and Effects Not Complying
With the Concept
Concept
of
Natural
Justice
Natural justice exists to ensure the
decision making process is just and
reasonable.
Rules of Natural Justice is a
• A legal philosophy which is used in
procedural safeguards against
some jurisdictions in order to determine
just or fair process in a legal improper exercise of power by a
proceedings. public body
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may comprise of dominant
element such as a major
administrative policy, economic
or any threat to the community
which may negate the idea of
fair hearing.
BLACKLISTING
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If there is no statutory
02 provisions to govern the
service conditions of
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Article 135(2) of the
Federal Constitution stated
that “...no public servant
shall be dismissed or
reduced in rank without
being given 'a reasonable
opportunity of being
heard'...”
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Section 6(1) of Industrial
Coordination Act 1975 which stated
that the Minister may in his
discretion revoke a license of a
manufacturer, but before doing so,
“...the minister may call upon the
manufacturer to show within such
period as may be prescribed due
cause why his license should not be
revoked
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Section 14 of the Land
Acquisition Act which
states that before the
land collector can make
an award as to the
amount of compensation
for the land acquired,
the collector must first
give the land owner a
right of hearing.
Effects Not Complying With the Concept
Non compliance with the
01 procedural requirement no
matter how trivial it is, is
subject to judicial review in the
courts of law