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Issues: Whether the orders transferring the assessee's case from Mumbai to Kochi were liable to be set aside for breach of natural justice, and whether the proposal for transfer had to be reconsidered after giving a proper opportunity of hearing.
Analysis: The transfer proposal and the comments on the assessee's objections were not furnished to the assessee before the impugned orders were passed. As a result, the assessee was deprived of a fair chance to meet the material relied upon for transfer. Such non-disclosure amounted to denial of fair opportunity and violated the principles of natural justice. Since the deficiency went to the root of the decision-making process, the transfer orders could not be sustained.
Conclusion: The impugned orders were set aside and the matter was remanded to the Principal Commissioner for fresh decision on the transfer proposal after furnishing the relevant material, receiving any fresh response, and granting personal hearing.
Final Conclusion: The transfer dispute was reopened for fresh adjudication by the tax authority on its own merits after compliance with natural justice.
Ratio Decidendi: An administrative order affecting transfer of an assessee's case cannot stand when the proposal and adverse comments forming the basis of the decision are withheld, thereby denying a fair opportunity of representation.
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