Principles of Natural Justice as an Effective Mechanism to Control Administrative Discretion

There are many ambiguities implementation of natural justice principles in administrative proceedings is one example of a gray area. Depending on kind of role administrative body is doing, natural justice principles may or may not apply. Therefore, determining nature of that specific administrative function—which likewise lacks clear parameters—is first step. classification of administrative role determines how broadly three main natural justice principles—explained at beginning of this paper—apply. author of this paper has made an effort to categorize different kinds of administrative functions and to pinpoint a set of criteria that can be applied to distinguish between them. classification is followed by a discussion of benefits and drawbacks of using natural justice concepts in administrative proceedings. Following this research, author comes to conclusion that since benefits of natural justice principles greatly exceed drawbacks, they must be applied to administrative actions.