https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175072 A municipal dismissal was invalid because the governing service rules made a reasonable opportunity of hearing, recording of any written defence, and a written order with charges, defence, and reasons mandatory conditions for removal. Non-compliance was not a mere irregularity but an act beyond the municipality's power, and the dismissal was therefore ultra vires, void, and inoperative. In this statutory employment setting, the ordinary private master-servant rule limiting relief to damages did not apply, because the action breached a mandatory legal restriction and the principles of natural justice. Declaratory relief was therefore maintainable. en-us Thu, 18 Jan 1973 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 12:48:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175072 A municipal dismissal was invalid because the governing service rules made a reasonable opportunity of hearing, recording of any written defence, and a written order with charges, defence, and reasons mandatory conditions for removal. Non-compliance was not a mere irregularity but an act beyond the municipality's power, and the dismissal was therefore ultra vires, void, and inoperative. In this statutory employment setting, the ordinary private master-servant rule limiting relief to damages did not apply, because the action breached a mandatory legal restriction and the principles of natural justice. Declaratory relief was therefore maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Jan 1973 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175072