https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=74029 An administrative refusal of a gold dealer's licence could not be sustained on allegations not disclosed in the show cause notice, because the applicant was denied a proper opportunity to meet the material relied upon. Rule 2 of the Gold (Control) (Licensing of Dealers) Rules, 1969 also required the licensing authority to consider all relevant statutory criteria, including the applicant's pleaded past experience in dealing with ornaments. Failure to examine both grounds in the application made the decision unsustainable. The impugned orders were set aside and the matter was remitted for fresh adjudication of the licence application. en-us Tue, 18 Oct 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=74029 An administrative refusal of a gold dealer's licence could not be sustained on allegations not disclosed in the show cause notice, because the applicant was denied a proper opportunity to meet the material relied upon. Rule 2 of the Gold (Control) (Licensing of Dealers) Rules, 1969 also required the licensing authority to consider all relevant statutory criteria, including the applicant's pleaded past experience in dealing with ornaments. Failure to examine both grounds in the application made the decision unsustainable. The impugned orders were set aside and the matter was remitted for fresh adjudication of the licence application. Case-Laws Central Excise Tue, 18 Oct 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=74029