Natural justice requires notice and hearing before an adverse civil revision order; High Court orders set aside and remanded.

An adverse civil revision order passed without notice to the affected party, and without giving that party an opportunity of hearing, violated the principles of natural justice. The Court held that fairness and reasonableness are essential to adjudication and are read into procedure unless expressly excluded. Because the record showed that only one side was heard and no service of notice was shown, the High Court's orders in revision and review were unsustainable. They were set aside and the matter was remitted for fresh consideration on merits after due notice to the affected party.

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Issues: Whether the High Court's order in civil revision and the order in review were liable to be set aside for having been passed without notice to the affected party, thereby violating the principles of natural justice.

Analysis: The revision order showed that only one side was heard and there was no indication that notice had been issued or served on the affected party before an adverse order was passed. An adjudication affecting a party's rights without notice and opportunity of hearing constitutes a clear breach of fairness and reasonableness. The principles of natural justice are an essential part of fair adjudication and are read into the procedure unless excluded by express mandate.

Conclusion: The orders of the High Court were unsustainable and were set aside. The matter was remitted to the High Court for fresh consideration on merits after due notice to the affected party.

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