PRAKASH RATAN SINHA vs STATE OF BIHAR .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the order of the Chief Electrical Engineer dated 11.12.1998, which cancelled the appellant's change of nomenclature from daily wager to Accounts Clerk, was amenable to judicial review based on principles of natural justice. The Court held that the respondent, being an instrumentality of the State, is bound by Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution, which mandate fairness in administrative actions. The Division Bench's ruling that a hearing would not have changed the outcome was scrutinized, emphasizing the necessity of adhering to natural justice principles in administrative decisions.