Smt Usha Mahesh Dasar W/O Mahesh Dasar vs The State Of Karnataka on 29 April, 2026
17. This Court must, at the outset, observe that the
consistent view as seen from the different decisions,
including the recent decision of the Apex Court in State
Bank of India v. Amit Iron Private Ltd and others
[supra], is that the requirement of flexibility in the concept
of natural justice is inevitable and that the procedure which
must be followed to ensure compliance with the principles
of natural justice cannot be rigid or put in a straitjacket.
The Apex Court in the afore decision, after referring to the
earlier decisions and reiterating that the flexibility in the
concept of natural justice is inevitable as it encompasses
different layers, has declared which layer would be
applicable will depend on the nature of the enquiry and the
framework of the law in which it is held with an
opportunity to show cause and decision by a reasoned
order.