G. P. SINGH, C. J.

( 1 ) PETITIONER No. 1, Indore Textile Limited, is a company owning a textile mill at Agar Road, Ujjain. Petitioner No. 2 is a Director of that company. By order dated 12th Aug. 1977, the Central Government, acting under Section 18aa of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, authorised the Madhya Pradesh State Textile Corporation to take over the management of the whole of the mill for a period of five years. This order was challenged by the petitioners in Misc. Petition No. 57 of 1977. It was contended in that petition by the petitioners that the power conferred on the Central Government by Section 18aa is quasi-judicial in nature. This contention was accepted. It was also contended in that petition that the Central Government should have given a hearing to the petitioners before passing the said order and in the absence of a prior hearing the order was invalid being contrary to the principles of natural justice. This contention was partly accepted. It was held by this Court that prior hearing is not necessary in all cases and that when immediate action is to be taken, a post decision hearing can meet the requirements of natural justice. It was o

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