Power to receive documentary evidence upheld; documents referred in complaint may be placed on record without amendment where omission was inadvertent...
Proof of foreign public documents requires originals or certified diplomatic/notarial copies; inspection must occur in-magna presence and cross-examin...
Non-supply of relied-upon documents with the show-cause notice and refusal to permit requested cross-examination were held to breach the principles of natural justice and the right to a fair hearing; the impugned order was quashed and the matter remanded for a fresh inquiry from the stage of issuance of the show-cause notice. The respondents are directed to supply all relied-upon documents with a list of RUDs, permit cross-examination where requested, and complete the inquiry in accordance with law within three months.
Non-supply of relied-upon documents with the show-cause notice and refusal to permit requested cross-examination were held to breach the principles of natural justice and the right to a fair hearing; the impugned order was quashed and the matter remanded for a fresh inquiry from the stage of issuance of the show-cause notice. The respondents are directed to supply all relied-upon documents with a list of RUDs, permit cross-examination where requested, and complete the inquiry in accordance with law within three months.
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