https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461443 The Goa Lokayukta Rules, 2012 permit the Lokayukta to add or delete parties at any stage, suo motu or on application, and incorporate Order I Rule 10 CPC only to the extent applicable. Because neither the Rules nor the Goa Lokayukta Act, 2011 expressly requires notice before impleadment, pre-impleadment notice was held not mandatory. The natural justice requirement was applied flexibly: a person added later can still object to joinder after impleadment, and no separate procedural prejudice was shown. en-us Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:01:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461443 The Goa Lokayukta Rules, 2012 permit the Lokayukta to add or delete parties at any stage, suo motu or on application, and incorporate Order I Rule 10 CPC only to the extent applicable. Because neither the Rules nor the Goa Lokayukta Act, 2011 expressly requires notice before impleadment, pre-impleadment notice was held not mandatory. The natural justice requirement was applied flexibly: a person added later can still object to joinder after impleadment, and no separate procedural prejudice was shown. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461443