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Stigmatic action

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Natural Justice Mandates Opportunity to Respond Before Stigmatic Contractual Termination : CAT Allahabad
Case Law Analysis
|Central Administrative Tribunal

Natural Justice Mandates Opportunity to Respond Before Stigmatic Contractual Termination : CAT Allahabad

CAT Allahabad holds that contractual termination carrying stigmatic implications violates principles of natural justice, even if the contract permits termination without cause. The ruling mandates an opportunity for the employee to respond before adverse action, reinforcing procedural fairness in employment disputes under service law.