Ayaaubkhan Noorkhan Pathan v State of Maharashtra and Ors.

Rule established

The right to a fair hearing includes the right to cross-examine witnesses whose statements are relied upon against a party; where a party is denied a genuine opportunity to test evidence through cross-examination, and that evidence is nonetheless relied upon to the party's detriment, the resulting decision is vitiated for breach of natural justice and the principles of a fair hearing.