Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Natural Justice | Licence Cancellation Invalid Without Proper Consideration of Petitioner’s Explanation: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court quashed the cancellation of a Scheduled Caste woman's fair price shop licence after authorities ignored her written explanation without meaningful scrutiny. This ruling reinforces that procedural fairness is non-negotiable in welfare-based licensing, especially when vulnerable beneficiaries are deprived of livelihood rights without reasoned evaluation.