Revocation of registration cancellation requires a fair chance to reply; rejection set aside and matter remitted for fresh consideration.

The High Court set aside the order rejecting revocation of cancellation of registration because the petitioner had not been given a further opportunity to respond to the show-cause notice. Without deciding whether the original time for reply was adequate, the Court held that the interest of justice required another opportunity to file objections. The matter was remitted to the authority to consider the petitioner's reply and pass a fresh order within the stipulated time.

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Issues: Whether the order rejecting the application for revocation of cancellation of registration was liable to be set aside and the matter remitted to provide the petitioner an opportunity to reply to the show-cause notice.

Analysis: The petitioner's registration had been cancelled, and the subsequent application for revocation was rejected on the ground that no response had been filed to the show-cause notice. Without deciding whether the time granted for response was sufficient, the Court found it in the interest of justice to afford another opportunity to file a reply. The impugned rejection order was therefore set aside, and the authority was directed to consider the objections and pass a fresh order within the stipulated time.

Conclusion: The challenge succeeded to the extent of setting aside the rejection order and securing a further opportunity for reply and reconsideration.

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