Principles of Natural Justice relating to Nepal
Natural justice is a foundation principle that advocates for rule of law. This principle has varieties of roles in many branch of law, such as substantive law, procedural law and administrative law as well. Overall, it support the fairness, impartiality and rule of law eventually in each action of state authorities, either that is legislative, executive or judiciary. All these organs have to be abided by the principle of natural justice in the process and well as their decisions, so it acts as filter to make their process and decisions valid in the eye of rule of law. In simple language, when a defendant is declared as guilty person without providing chance to speak and without providing time for collection of evidence, the procedure of such judicial proceeding is against the principle of natural justice and it is universally compulsive principle. Muluki Criminal Procedural Code 2074 and Muluki Civil Procedural Code 2074 have embedded this principle. Similarly the constitution of Nep...