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The principle laid down by the Supreme Court in A. K. Kraipak Vs. Union of India is:

A. K. Kraipak v Union of India established that natural-justice principles may apply to administrative proceedings as well as judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings. Their…

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The principle laid down by the Supreme Court in A. K. Kraipak Vs. Union of India is:

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A. K. Kraipak v Union of India established that natural-justice principles may apply to administrative proceedings as well as judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings. Their purpose is to prevent injustice, which can arise from an administrative decision too. The case involved bias in a selection process and rejected a rigid classification-based exclusion of fairness safeguards.

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