S.N. Mukherjee vs Union Of India on 28 August, 1990
In 'Central Public Information Officer, Supreme Court of
India vs. Subhash Chandra Agarwal2', while relying upon the
S.N. Mukherjee's case (1 supra), Constitution Bench of the
Hon'ble Supreme Court held that 'the requirement to record
reasons is a principle of natural justice and a check against
the arbitrary exercise of power by judicial and quasi-judicial
bodies.'