JUDGMENT

Gopal Sri Ram JCA:

As long ago as March 1991, the respondent was dismissed from the public service. On 6 November 1991 he instituted proceedings for wrongful dismissal. His action was heard and disposed off on 30 May 1996. The learned judge who tried the action held that the respondent had been wrongfully dismissed. He granted the respondent the relief sought by him. The appellants being dissatisfied with the decision appealed to this court. Their appeal was heard and dismissed on 3 May 1999.

The issue in this appeal concerns the right to procedural fairness. It is a constitutional right. It forms one of the cornerstones of our public law jurisprudence. It is an issue which our courts have already dealt with in several cases. See, Kanda v. The Government of Malaya [1962] MLJ 169, Rohana bte Ariffin & Anor v. Universiti Sains Malaysia [1988] 1 CLJ 559; [1989] 1 MLJ 487; Tan Tek Seng V. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pendidikan & Anor. [1995] 3 CLJ 279 and the very recent decision of the Federal Court in Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang v. Syarikat Bekerjasama-sama Serbaguna Sungai Gelugor [1999] 3 CLJ 65; [1999] 3

MLJ 1. Although the content of procedural fairness is well settle