https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169307 An order superseding a municipal committee under Section 238(1) of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 attracts civil consequences because it vacates seats and deprives the body of its statutory office, powers and status. The text states that, absent clear exclusion by statute or necessary implication, prior notice and an opportunity to be heard are required, and urgency alone does not justify dispensing with audi alteram partem. It also explains that denial of natural justice is itself prejudice; a supposed lack of demonstrated prejudice does not cure the breach, except where only one lawful outcome is possible on admitted or indisputable facts. On that basis, the supersession notification is described as vitiated for breach of natural justice. en-us Thu, 18 Sep 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:52:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169307 An order superseding a municipal committee under Section 238(1) of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 attracts civil consequences because it vacates seats and deprives the body of its statutory office, powers and status. The text states that, absent clear exclusion by statute or necessary implication, prior notice and an opportunity to be heard are required, and urgency alone does not justify dispensing with audi alteram partem. It also explains that denial of natural justice is itself prejudice; a supposed lack of demonstrated prejudice does not cure the breach, except where only one lawful outcome is possible on admitted or indisputable facts. On that basis, the supersession notification is described as vitiated for breach of natural justice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Sep 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169307