
Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Blacklisting Without Specific Show-Cause Notice Violates Natural Justice | SC Sets Aside Stigmatic Order Under Contractor Registration Rules
Supreme Court rules that blacklisting-a stigmatic and exclusionary action-requires a specific show-cause notice indicating intent to blacklist, not merely a termination notice. The Court set aside the blacklisting order against a contractor, holding that procedural fairness under natural justice mandates clear notice of proposed punitive action to affected parties.