Exceptions, Expectation & Tribunals

Question 1

Union of India v Tulsiram Patel (1985) — held?

Accepted Answer

The second proviso to Article 311(2) validly excludes the opportunity of hearing in the specified situations (e.g. conviction, impracticability, security of the State). (Source: (1985) 3 SCC 398)

Question 2

Swadeshi Cotton Mills v Union of India (1981) — principle?

Accepted Answer

Where a prior hearing is excluded by urgency, a post-decisional hearing may satisfy natural justice. (Source: (1981) 1 SCC 664)

Question 3

Food Corporation of India v Kamdhenu Cattle Feed Industries (1993) — doctrine?

Accepted Answer

Legitimate expectation: a non-arbitrary decision under Article 14 must give due weight to the legitimate expectation of the person affected. (Source: (1993) 1 SCC 71)

Question 4

L. Chandra Kumar v Union of India (1997) — held?

Accepted Answer

The High Courts' power of judicial review under Articles 226/227 over tribunals is part of the basic structure and cannot be excluded. (Source: (1997) 3 SCC 261)

Question 5

Which Act created the Lokpal?

Accepted Answer

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. (Source: Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act 2013)

1.Union of India v Tulsiram Patel (1985) — held?

2.Swadeshi Cotton Mills v Union of India (1981) — principle?

3.Food Corporation of India v Kamdhenu Cattle Feed Industries (1993) — doctrine?

4.L. Chandra Kumar v Union of India (1997) — held?

5.Which Act created the Lokpal?