J. B. Textiles Industries Ltd v. Minister of Finance and Planning – sllr 1981 volume 2 page 238

In the case between J. B. Textiles Industries Ltd. (with J. B. Fishing Industries Ltd.) and the Minister of Finance and Planning, the court addressed whether primary vesting orders, specifically Order P7 issued under the Business Undertakings (Acquisition) Act, were valid when made without providing the petitioners an opportunity to be heard. The issue concerned the breach of the statutory duty to observe the principles of natural justice, including the right to a fair hearing, during the issuance of ministerial orders affecting property rights. The holding established that, even in instances where statutory silence exists, principles of natural justice must guide the exercise of discretionary power affecting parties’ rights, and that judicial review may invalidate administrative acts unde