https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=74638 Central excise duty demand issued without a prior show cause notice was held unsustainable because the assessee was denied an opportunity to respond before the demand was raised. The absence of notice was treated as a breach of natural justice, so the proceedings could not be maintained. The demand was therefore set aside as a nullity, and consequential relief followed for the assessee. en-us Thu, 07 Feb 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:15:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=74638 Central excise duty demand issued without a prior show cause notice was held unsustainable because the assessee was denied an opportunity to respond before the demand was raised. The absence of notice was treated as a breach of natural justice, so the proceedings could not be maintained. The demand was therefore set aside as a nullity, and consequential relief followed for the assessee. Case-Laws Central Excise Thu, 07 Feb 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=74638