Reviewed case brief
State of Orissa v. Dr. (Miss) Binapani Dei
AIR 1967 SC 1269
Established that before making any administrative order adverse to a person's interests (such as compulsory retirement based on disputed facts), the authority must give notice of the proposed action and afford opportunity to be heard.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1967
- Subjects
- Administrative Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
Before making an adverse order (retirement on ground of age discrepancy), authority must give notice and opportunity to the affected person — audi alteram partem applies
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
Massey, Administrative Law
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