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MUHAMMAD RAZZAQ vs SURAYYA BIBI Reasons for decision — 2021 PLD 790 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2021 PLD 790 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2021
Reporter
PLD
Parties
MUHAMMAD RAZZAQ vs SURAYYA BIBI Reasons for decision

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD RAZZAQ VS SURAYYA BIBI Reasons for decision---Scope---Reasons have a direct and rational nexus with procedural fairness---Certain factors militate against the giving of reasons in that it can place an undue burden on the decision maker, demand the articulation of inexpressible value judgments and offer an invitation to the litigious to comb reasons for grounds of challenge---Jurists have acknowledged and admitted that modern day jurisprudence is geared towards openness and that there is a perceptible and conspicuous trend towards greater transparency in decision making---Giving of reasons is widely regarded as one of the cardinal principles of good administration in that it encourages a careful examination of relevant issues, the elimination of extraneous considerations and consistency in decision making---Likewise, the giving of reasons may protect the decision maker from unjustified challenges, because those adversely affected are more likely to accept a decision if they know why it has been taken---Justice will not be done if it is not apparent to the parties why one has won and the other has lost---Fairness surely requires that the losing party should be left in no doubt why it has lost---Reasoned decision is also necessary to enable the person prejudicially affected to know whether a ground of appeal or review is available to him---If those entitled to be heard have no right to know how a decision has been reached, the legally conferred opportunity of hearing may well go down as an empty ritual---Without reasons, it is extremely difficult to detect errors.

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