Notice not mentioning particulars, on which the case against a person is based, is invalid

Lakshmi Sowjanya Enterprises Vs Assistant Commissioner (ST) (Andhra Pradesh High Court) A person should not be deprived of his vested right, or be made to suffer any disadvantage or detriment, without telling him why such an action was warranted and without giving him an opportunity to say why it should not be taken. The requirement of audi alteram partem has two elements-notice of what action is proposed, why it is proposed, and adequate opportunity to show that the action is uncalled for. A corollary of the audi alteram partem rule, namely “qui aliquid statuerit, parte inaudita altera acqu...