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Components of the right to fair hearing
Duty of adjudicating authorities to act fairly and with transparency
Duty of administrative bodies to observe the rules of natural justice and fair hearing
Duty of administrative bodies/quasi-judicial bodies to observe fair hearing and reflect the quality of fairness and reasonableness
Effect of breach of the right to fair hearing
Effect of denying a party the right to be heard
Effect of failure to serve notice to a party in a case against him before an administrative body
Effect of not giving a party an opportunity to be heard
Effect of the breach of fair hearing by an administrative body
Need for a court to be impartial and free from bias for a person to have fair hearing
The principle that a person should be given the opportunity of being heard when he is accused of any wrong doing before any action is taken against him
The requirements of fair trial in respect of a person charged with a criminal offence
The right of a party to be heard
The right of an accused person to have actual notice of the charge against him
Whether a party who fails to attend upon a court of competent jurisdiction can complain of lack of fair hearing
Whether a party who took advantage of the opportunity to address the court can complain of lack of fair trial
Whether a person whose right to fair hearing has been breached can institute a fresh action to ventilate his grievance
Whether an accused person's right to fair hearing is breached where he does not know or is not given the full statement of facts against him
Whether fair hearing does not involve the physical presence of the defendant in all cases
Whether fair hearing means oral hearing
Whether fair hearing should be sacrificed on the altar of convenience or speedy trial
Whether the duty of a Commission of Inquiry to ensure fair hearing is absolute and whether failure to ensure fair hearing will render its decision invalid
Whether there is a breach of fair hearing where a party has been given the opportunity to be heard, but fails to take advantage of it
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