AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY STUDENTS JUDICIARY
STUDENTS' JUDICIARY, AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY.⚖ FAIR HEARING The doctrine of fair hearing is considered from time as one of the most integral rules of natural justice. In the most general sense, a hearing is said to be fair when it is conscionable and just ie. when such hearing does substantial justice to the parties involved. In the strict interpretation of the law, fair hearing as a component of natural justice relates to procedural candor and fairness which guarantees impartiality, popular acceptance, legitimacy and a sense of confidence in the administration of justice. This principle of law is substantially encapsulated in two foundational maxims viz; 1. Nemo Judex Incausa Sua 2. Audi Altarem Partem On the first part, it is meant that _"no one is allowed to be a judge over his own case"_ . This rule envisages the possibility of bias and partiality if a person is allowed to adjudicate over a case in which he is personally involved or has any remote intere...