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Order quashing penalty levied u/s 130 of GST Act due to violation of principles of natural justice. Authority failed to address petitioner's request for personal hearing beyond specified date, thereby passing order without considering petitioner's prayer. Once a request for alternate hearing date was made, authority was obligated to either grant or decline it explicitly. Failure to determine or react to the request constituted denial of natural justice. Consequently, the impugned order dated 18.06.2024 was quashed and set aside, allowing the petition.
Order quashing penalty levied u/s 130 of GST Act due to violation of principles of natural justice. Authority failed to address petitioner's request for personal hearing beyond specified date, thereby passing order without considering petitioner's prayer. Once a request for alternate hearing date was made, authority was obligated to either grant or decline it explicitly. Failure to determine or react to the request constituted denial of natural justice. Consequently, the impugned order dated 18.06.2024 was quashed and set aside, allowing the petition.
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