The applicant student was required to withdraw from his course of studies at the respondent college.
He appealed the decision but received disclosure of the case against him only three days before the hearing.
His requests for a short adjournment to prepare a response were denied.
The Divisional Court held that the refusal to grant an adjournment in these circumstances was a denial of natural justice and procedural fairness.
The decisions of the appeal panel and the Ombudsman were quashed, and the matter was remitted to a newly constituted appeal panel.
