Deductibility for charitable donations affirmed where payments to approved relief funds, even if CSR-driven, qualify under the donation deduction sche...
Mis-declaration in import descriptions must be deliberate to justify confiscation; withheld contemporaneous import documents invalidate value redeterm...
Liability for EPCG export shortfall: duty and interest sustained, but confiscation and penalties quashed where no fraud and causes beyond importer con...
An adverse order under Section 129(3) must be preceded by consideration of the affected party's objections and an adequate hearing. Where objections were filed but ignored, and the order was passed without recording reasons on the penalty issue or dealing with the submissions made, the order is vitiated for breach of natural justice and audi alteram partem. The proper course is to set aside such an order and remand the matter for fresh adjudication through a reasoned decision after granting a fair opportunity of hearing.
An adverse order under Section 129(3) must be preceded by consideration of the affected party's objections and an adequate hearing. Where objections were filed but ignored, and the order was passed without recording reasons on the penalty issue or dealing with the submissions made, the order is vitiated for breach of natural justice and audi alteram partem. The proper course is to set aside such an order and remand the matter for fresh adjudication through a reasoned decision after granting a fair opportunity of hearing.
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