https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276979 Punitive fines imposed by a Gram Panchayat require specific notice of the charge and a real opportunity to show cause, even where the applicable rules prescribe no elaborate procedure. A notice not addressed to the affected society and not identifying the proposed penal action fails the requirements of fairness and natural justice, rendering the fine invalid. Writ jurisdiction under Article 226 is reserved for manifest injustice rather than mere legal error; it may be exercised where an otherwise flawed order has substantially corrected grave injustice arising from an invalid punitive proceeding. The fine orders were quashed and relief was granted. en-us Thu, 09 Jul 1953 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 21 Nov 2018 15:22:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276979 Punitive fines imposed by a Gram Panchayat require specific notice of the charge and a real opportunity to show cause, even where the applicable rules prescribe no elaborate procedure. A notice not addressed to the affected society and not identifying the proposed penal action fails the requirements of fairness and natural justice, rendering the fine invalid. Writ jurisdiction under Article 226 is reserved for manifest injustice rather than mere legal error; it may be exercised where an otherwise flawed order has substantially corrected grave injustice arising from an invalid punitive proceeding. The fine orders were quashed and relief was granted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 09 Jul 1953 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276979