Court Ruling: Lack of Personal Hearing Violates Principles of Natural Justice, Denying Effective Opportunity to Present Case.

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....Effective opportunity - Courts have consistently interpreted the phrase 'effective opportunity' to mean and include an opportunity of personal hearing as well. In this case, since admittedly the petitioner has not been heard in person, the impugned order has been passed in violation of principles of natural justice and without affording adequate opportunity of personal hearing to put forth its case - HC....