https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=92403 Allegations of clandestine removal and related penalties were examined in the context of waiver of pre-deposit and remand for breach of natural justice. The record showed that relied-upon documents were not supplied to one noticee and no personal hearing was granted, which amounted to denial of a reasonable opportunity of defence. Because fresh adjudication was required, the connected appellants were also not treated differently to avoid inconsistency in later proceedings. Pre-deposit was waived and the matter was remanded for de novo decision after supply of documents and a personal hearing. en-us Wed, 25 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:39:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=92403 Allegations of clandestine removal and related penalties were examined in the context of waiver of pre-deposit and remand for breach of natural justice. The record showed that relied-upon documents were not supplied to one noticee and no personal hearing was granted, which amounted to denial of a reasonable opportunity of defence. Because fresh adjudication was required, the connected appellants were also not treated differently to avoid inconsistency in later proceedings. Pre-deposit was waived and the matter was remanded for de novo decision after supply of documents and a personal hearing. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 25 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=92403