Leelawathie and Another v Commissioner of National Housing – sllr 2004 volume 3 page 175

In the case between Leelawathie and Another (husband and wife in occupation of the premises) and the Commissioner of National Housing, the court addressed whether the execution of a deed in favor of a third respondent contravened principles of natural justice. It was held that the decision-making process was incurably defective by reason of denying the petitioners a fair opportunity to confront or contest adverse evidence, in particular the untested statement of the third respondent. The process was deemed to have failed to satisfy statutory requirements for notice and communication, effectively depriving the petitioners of a right of appeal. The executed deed was thus declared null and void, and all impacted proceedings were set aside, reaffirming the principle that no person should be de