Candidates included the son and daughter-in-law of one Selection Committee member and several relatives of the Committee Chairperson. The principle applied was not that actual proof of the subjective state of mind of the Selection Committee members was indispensable. To sustain a complaint of non­compliance with the principle of natural justice, one must establish that he has been prejudiced thereby for non­compliance with principle of natural justice. In such event plea of principle of natural justice is deemed to have been waived and he is estopped from raising the question of non­compliance with principles of natural justice. 136 quashed the order of the Learned Single Judge and the Division Bench based on the finding of violation of natural justice.