https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=83781 Where an adjudication on classification and liability rested on chemical test reports, denial of the assessee's requested cross-examination of the Chemical Examiner was treated as a material breach of natural justice. The defect was significant enough to justify dispensing with pre-deposit and setting aside the impugned order for de novo adjudication, with fresh hearing and opportunity to cross-examine, as the dispute also required reconsideration on classification, valuation and limitation. en-us Mon, 21 Nov 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:56:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=83781 Where an adjudication on classification and liability rested on chemical test reports, denial of the assessee's requested cross-examination of the Chemical Examiner was treated as a material breach of natural justice. The defect was significant enough to justify dispensing with pre-deposit and setting aside the impugned order for de novo adjudication, with fresh hearing and opportunity to cross-examine, as the dispute also required reconsideration on classification, valuation and limitation. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 21 Nov 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=83781