https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=94281 An appellate order dismissing an appeal for non-deposit was held unsustainable where the appellant had not been given notice of hearing and the order contained no reasons or merits discussion. A quasi-judicial authority must afford an affected party an opportunity of hearing before passing a prejudicial order, and the fact that pre-decisional hearing may not be necessary for an application under Section 35F did not justify disposal of the appeal itself without hearing. The order was set aside and the matter remanded for fresh adjudication in accordance with natural justice. en-us Fri, 24 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:13:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=94281 An appellate order dismissing an appeal for non-deposit was held unsustainable where the appellant had not been given notice of hearing and the order contained no reasons or merits discussion. A quasi-judicial authority must afford an affected party an opportunity of hearing before passing a prejudicial order, and the fact that pre-decisional hearing may not be necessary for an application under Section 35F did not justify disposal of the appeal itself without hearing. The order was set aside and the matter remanded for fresh adjudication in accordance with natural justice. Case-Laws Central Excise Fri, 24 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=94281