Fair-rent assessment requires consideration of lease terms, valuation principles and prevailing market rent; the certificate was quashed for fresh rev...
Document Identification Number compliance is satisfied when electronically communicated orders are promptly authenticated through a correctly identifi...
Industrial shrimp-feed machinery classification follows its commercial function, placing integrated production plants under the specific industrial fo...
HC held that ex-parte order violated principles of natural justice by failing to serve show cause notice to the petitioner, thereby denying opportunity of being heard. Strict interpretation of tax statutes mandates procedural compliance, particularly regarding personal hearing requirements. The court emphasized that penal statutes affecting individual rights must be construed narrowly to prevent arbitrary decision-making. Consequently, the impugned order was declared unsustainable, and the petitioner was directed to be afforded a fresh opportunity to present its case before the competent authority.
HC held that ex-parte order violated principles of natural justice by failing to serve show cause notice to the petitioner, thereby denying opportunity of being heard. Strict interpretation of tax statutes mandates procedural compliance, particularly regarding personal hearing requirements. The court emphasized that penal statutes affecting individual rights must be construed narrowly to prevent arbitrary decision-making. Consequently, the impugned order was declared unsustainable, and the petitioner was directed to be afforded a fresh opportunity to present its case before the competent authority.
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