https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102381 Where an adjudication charge is founded on relied-upon documents, the noticee must be given a reasonable opportunity to inspect and study those materials before the hearing. The department bears the responsibility to make the documents available in time, and refusal of an adjournment sought to examine the last set of documents deprived the noticee of that opportunity. The denial of a fair opportunity to respond violated natural justice and vitiated the adjudication order, which was set aside and remitted for fresh adjudication after replies were filed. en-us Mon, 04 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:56:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102381 Where an adjudication charge is founded on relied-upon documents, the noticee must be given a reasonable opportunity to inspect and study those materials before the hearing. The department bears the responsibility to make the documents available in time, and refusal of an adjournment sought to examine the last set of documents deprived the noticee of that opportunity. The denial of a fair opportunity to respond violated natural justice and vitiated the adjudication order, which was set aside and remitted for fresh adjudication after replies were filed. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 04 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102381