Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Nullity of Proceedings – Failure to Serve Hearing Notice

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

This reiterates and reinforces Principle 243. Service of hearing notice is a jurisdictional prerequisite—without it, courts lack jurisdiction to make orders affecting the unserved party. The failure is "fundamental" because: it violates natural justice (audi alteram partem—hear the other side), denies fair hearing rights (constitutional/common…

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