Supreme court: When an order has been passed in violation of a fundamental right or in breach of the principles of natural justice, the same would be a nullity

 In A.R. Antulay v. R.S. Nayak   MANU/SC/0002/1988 : (1988) 2 SCC 602 a seven-Judge Bench of this Court has also held that when an order has been passed in violation of a fundamental right or in breach of the principles of natural justice, the same would be a nullity. (See also State of Haryana v. State of Punjab   MANU/SC/0524/2004 : (2004) 12 SCC 673 and Rajasthan SRTC v. Zakir Hussain   MANU/SC/0496/2005 : (2005) 7 SCC 447. {Para 58}

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Criminal Appeal Nos. 656-657 of 2019.

Decided On: 11.04.2019

Atma Ram and Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan .

Hon'ble Judges/Coram:

U.U. Lalit and Indu Malhotra, JJ.

Author: U.U. Lalit, J.

Citation: (2019) 20 SCC 481,2019 INSC 516,  MANU/SC/0526/2019.

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