AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR INTERIM CONSTITUTION (VIII OF 1974)

— Right to fair trial — Reasons for decision — Scope — Each and every order is required to be commanded with rationality and reasoning as envisaged in Section 24-A of the General Clauses Act, particularly when it carries penal consequences — In such cases, the order must adorn itself with fairness and solid grounds to qualify the test of fairness embedded in the fundamental guaranteed rights, such as the right to a fair trial. [2024 CLS 4 = 2024 CLC 37]