Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Standard of Review — Raising Issues Suo Motu — Duty of Court to Hear Parties

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Courts cannot decide unargued issues without hearing parties. Raising a point suo motu requires giving parties an opportunity to address it. Failure to do so violates fair hearing. The principle applies to all courts. The court may raise jurisdictional issues but must hear parties. The…

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