Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Fair Hearing – Failure to Give Notice of Proceedings – Effect

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Failure to give required notice of proceedings to an opposing party renders proceedings void—the court lacks jurisdiction to entertain them. Service of process is fundamental to jurisdiction. Without proper notice, the court cannot validly proceed. The defect is not irregularity but nullity. The opposing party…

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