Nawabkhan Abbaskhan vs The State Of Gujarat on 19 February, 1974
4. The question is, whether the appellant is entitled to attack the validity of the order of cancellation of the licence dated 15-12-1970 collaterally in these proceedings which are directed against the order passed by the first respondent on 13-12-1973. It is well established by now that an order which is found to be void for violation of the principles of natural justice can be attacked in a collateral proceeding initiated on the basis of such void order. A casual reference to the decision of the Supreme Court in Nawabkhan Abbaskhan v. State of Gujarat - AIR 1974 SC 1479 - 1480. is sufficient to sustain the above proposition. The Supreme court, while meeting the contention that there should be a direct attack against an order said to violat the principles of natural justice and there cannot be an collateral attack, observed as follows: