What is required of procedure to ensure natural justice

The issue that a procedure must meet the need for natural justice has recently gained some prominence. The main controversy started with what procedure was to be adopted in the case where a woman complained about certain behaviour allegedly by a judicial dignitary. I am here writing only about the theoretical issue relating to the procedure and not about the basic case.

The issue has two aspects. The first part is where there is no procedure laid down. The second part is where a procedure is laid down already.

The first part is the most important. It is not practicable that procedure